Documents: New Mexico man shot infant, sought to kill mom

GALLUP, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man facing charges in connection with the shooting of an infant girl has admitted he accidentally fired the weapon, not the girl’s 3-year-old brother.
The Gallup Independent reports court documents show Tyrell Bitsilly allegedly told authorities he was the one who fire the weapon that left the baby partially blind and deaf.
The 21-year-old Bitsilly and the baby’s mother, Shayanne Nelson, had told police the girl’s 3-year-old brother found