A 23 year old California man faces several felony charges after Fresno police say a 10 month old girl was shot in the head outside a house party early Sunday.
According to the Fresno Police Department, Marcos is accused of firing three rounds into the driver’s side of a car where the baby, her 18 year old mother and a friend were sitting.
Police say the shooting followed an encounter at the party, where Marcos allegedly asked the baby’s mother, Deziree, to sit on his lap and she turned him down. Deziree says she then took her baby and left with a male friend. They drove off but returned shortly after, and she says Marcos approached them as they were parking and shot into the vehicle.
Deziree and her friend were not hurt. The baby had bullet fragments removed from her head and was reported to be in critical but stable condition at the time.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said investigators have every reason to believe the suspect knew the baby was in the car when the shots were fired. NBC reports Marcos was arrested and charged with three counts of attempted murder, discharging a firearm in a negligent manner and causing injury to a child. Those charges are allegations, and he is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
Dyer also spoke about the family, telling the Fresno Bee, “We held hands at the hospital and prayed for the baby.” He asked the community to come together and pray for her complete recovery.
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