4-year-old killed at Atlanta townhome died of blunt force injuries, officials say

Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage.ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The 4-year-old boy found dead in a southwest Atlanta townhome Monday night died from blunt force injuries, according to the Fulton County Medical Examiner.The medical examiner classified Colby Cooks’ manner of death as homicide.Officers responded to the Aviary Park townhome community on Cardinal Drive around 7:20 p.m. Monday for a welfare check. Inside the townhome, they discovered Cooks had been killed.Jasmaine Smoak, 32, was arrested the next morning by the Wilkes County Sheriff’s Office. Police said Smoak left the scene with three children before officers arrived. One of those children was hospitalized for injuries, according to Atlanta police.PREVIOUS COVERAGE: 4-year-old found dead in southwest Atlanta townhome; suspect arrested in Wilkes CountyHours later, Atlanta police used license plate reader technology to track Smoak to Washington, Georgia – about two hours east of Atlanta – where Wi