The Walker County Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation are investigating the death of a six-month-old infant in Chickamauga.

Walker County deputies and EMS were dispatched to 199 Wayne Harris Drive early Monday morning, May 11, 2026, at 3:48 a.m., in reference to an unresponsive infant who was not breathing.

When deputies arrived, they determined the six-month-old male infant was deceased. The Walker County Coroner was notified.

According to Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson, Walker County detectives and a GBI agent are now investigating the cause and manner of death.

No criminal charges have been filed at this time.

The infant will be transported to the GBI crime lab in Decatur for an autopsy.