21-year-old Abita Springs man accused of killing his 4-year-old sister, St. Tammany sheriff says

An Abita Springs man is accused of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his 4-year-old sister, authorities said.

Davahn Alec Profit was initially booked Wednesday night with attempted murder and resisting arrest after the girl was transported to an area hospital, the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office said. But a murder warrant was issued Thursday after the hospital notified detectives that the child had died.

The Sheriff's Office said deputies went to a home in the 21000 block of Gardenia Street on Wednesday for a call about an unresponsive child. Detectives determined that the girl's serious injuries had been caused by Profit, the Sheriff's Office said.

The girl was not named in the Sheriff's Office news release and the Sheriff's Office said it would not provide any ad