An 11-month-old baby is released from USA Children's and Women's hospital two days after police say she was shot in the head with a BB gun fired by a 14-year-old.
According to a statement taken at the scene, the suspected shooter told police she fired one shot away from baby Tasia, who was being held by another juvenile, and then pointed the gun directly at Tasia and fired the second shot from about 3 or 4 feet away. Tasia was struck on the left side of her head, and the BB went under her skin to the top of her left ear.
The shooting happened Saturday night at a home on Boy Scout Road in Citronelle. Police say Tasia was in the care of her godmother, Shirley Ann Coleman, who is also the suspected shooter's mother, but Coleman says the account of the shooting reported by police is not exactly what happened. Coleman insists she was holding the infant in her own arms and happened to walk outside at the same time someone fired the shot. She says she doesn't know if her daughter pulled the trigger, but insists the bullet ricoheted off a door and hit Tasia.
"The mama says she forgives me. She's not upset or nothing, but it's just hard. It's really, really hard," cried Coleman.
Doctors decided not to remove the BB from Tasia's head. Her mom, Brittany Tillman, says they'll keep a close eye on it during doctor's visits to determine if it should be removed later.
Citronelle Police have not said whether charges will be filed in the case. The Department of Human Resources is investigating the incident.
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