Woman Charged with Shooting and Killing Baby in Monroe County
An Alabama woman is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 10-month-old baby in Monroe County on Christmas Eve.
News outlets report that Tamika Stallworth is charged in the death of Jamaya Austin.
Monroe County Sheriff Tom Boatwright tells WALA-TV that Stallworth opened fire on a vehicle, and one of the bullets struck the baby in the face.
The baby died later at a hospital in Mobile.
Stallworth is jailed with bail set at $750,000. Court records aren’t available to show whether she has a lawyer to speak on her behalf.
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