Ala. Woman Who Allegedly Shot 'Adorable' 10-Month-Old Niece on Christmas Eve Is Charged with Murder

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On Dec. 24, Tamika Stallworth of Monroe County allegedly opened fire into an occupied vehicle on County Road 42 in Peterman, striking the child, Jamaya Austin, in the face, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says in a statement.

Tamika Stallworth of Alabama.Monroe County Sheriff’s Office

Stallworth was arrested on Dec. 24. Two days later she was charged with murder.

She is being held on a $750,000 bond. It is unclear whether she has retained an attorney who can speak on her behalf or whether she has entered a plea.

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He said he doesn’t know what led Tamika to open fire at the vehicle.

“I’ve never known Tamika to have a single violent bone in her body,”he told local station News 5. “She is always kind and compassionate, which makes the ordeal hard to grasp.”

He said the family is “trying to keep everyone in prayer during this tragic and unfortunate time.”

source: people.com