HALFIAX COUNTY, N.C. -- The Weldon Police Department has announced an arrest in a drive-by shooting that left a 1 year old dead.

The shooting occurred in Weldon on the 700 block of Elm Street on Dec. 7 at approximately 8:17 p.m. 

The 1 year old was transitioning through the home when the building was struck by gunfire multiple times, striking the toddler in the head.

The child, Jaxson Ryder Clay, died just before midnight on the 7th.

On Thursday, Dec. 14, Malcom Lukei Artis, also known as "Marco," "Macco," and "Little Keith," was arrested in Georgia by multiple agencies, including the FBI and NCSBI, and charged with first degree murder. 

Artis is pending extradition back to North Carolina. He is also facing charges for attempted murder and discharging a weapon into an occupied property. 

Jaxson would have been 2 years old on Dec. 23.