There are a lot of new developments to report in this case. The 2-year old boy in the video has been taken in by child protective services, along with his 16-year old mother, a 12-year old and another toddler. A 15-year old boy would be with them, but he's being held in juvenile detention for a gun charge.
The 12, 15 and 16-year olds are the children of Kim Devers and Ennis Devers Sr. The 2 toddlers are their grandchildren. Kim also has a 19-year old daughter, Kierra Johnson, from a previous relationship.
Kim is currently in police custody awaiting trial on gun charges from December 2013. Ennis is in prison on gun and drug charges.
All of the youths were left in the care of Johnson when her mother was arrested.
The state has been watching the troubled family since August 2013. KETV is reporting that 4 people in the home, including the toddler seen in the video, were injured when a man approached the front door in October 2013, and began shooting.
The 16-year old mother was shot in the shoulder, her son was hit in the foot by shrapnel. There is no information on where the other 2 people were shot, but everyone survived.
2 days before the Facebook video was posted Johnson went to a caseworker to get help because she said she was having problems with the relative who posted the video.
Because of that and the ongoing threat of gang activity in the home the state finally moved in and took the children into protective custody, including Johnson's child.
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