Incident

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9-20-2022 Mississippi Laurel 1-1

Location

September 20, 2022

Lone Oak Apartment
101 Lone Oak Dr
Laurel, Mississippi

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: A'Maria Halston
Age: 4
Age Group: Child 0-11
Gender: Female
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Loretta Brown Elkins
Age: 37
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Child Involved Incident
Child injured (not child shooter)
Domestic Violence
Possession of gun by felon or prohibited person

Notes

Suspect fired shots in DV incident with her teenage son and an adult male at apartment complex; as she fired indiscriminately she shot and critically wounded four year old child; sentenced to 20 years 04/18/2024;

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://www.wdam.com/2022/09/20/update-4-year-old-shot-jones-county-suspect-arrested-ala/

URL: https://www.leader-call.com/news/free_news/suspect-in-toddler-shooting-gets-125k-bond-mdoc-hold/article_2a87d4e8-3b7a-11ed-8514-3362206feb44.html

URL: https://www.leader-call.com/news/free_news/suspect-in-toddler-shooting-gets-125k-bond-mdoc-hold/article_2a87d4e8-3b7a-11ed-8514-3362206feb44.html

URL: https://www.leader-call.com/news/elkins-found-guilty-in-shooting-of-4-year-old/article_e8878d56-fe94-11ee-a96c-87000eee1968.html

District

Congressional District: 3
State Senate District: 42
State House District: 80