Police say a grandmother was shot and killed in front of her grandchildren in a random act of violence."As I'm coming up to the corner all I could hear was people screaming saying 'Oh God no'," Lakeview Apartments resident Joseph Byrd said.According to Byrd, he saw a tragic scene unfold Monday night at the apartment complex at 509 W. Barraque in Pine Bluff. According to Pine Bluff Police, Carol Baker, 54, was shot and killed as she was picking up her grandchildren. Police said the shooting happened at 11:30 p.m."From what we are hearing it was wrong place wrong time. I hate that it happened like that in front of the children. That shouldn't happen to anybody really," Byrd said on Tuesday.Investigators said a group of men entered the apartment complex Monday night in search of someone else. When they came up empty-handed, police said, the group opened fire. At least one bullet struck Baker in the chest. She was pronounced dead on scene. No one else was injured in the incident."An innocent woman got killed. She's someone's mother, grandmother, sister. It's wrong," Byrd said.
Every year, nearly 3000 children and teens die from gunfire, and nearly 14,000 are injured.
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Arkansas children witness shooting of their grandmother
Again, two small children witnessed the shooting of their grandmother:
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