04-07-2019 16:17 via kvoa.com

Police: 12-year-old boy held in mother’s shooting

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 12-year-old boy is charged with trying to kill his mother by shooting her in the head in New Orleans.
Police say the child was charged with second-degree attempted murder after officers found the woman with a gunshot wound while answering a call on Wednesday.
A statement says the woman was inside a home with the boy and her 2-year-old daughter when she was shot. Police say a search turned up a gun and a single spent shell casing.
Police say the woman remains hospitaliz
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