An 11-year-old boy shot a man who was attacking his pregnant mother after he broke into their hotel room, North Carolina police said.
Officers were dispatched to an incident at 11 p.m. on Wednesday at the InTown Suites Extended Stay in West Charlotte.
Reports say the man began attacking the 27-year-old mother after breaking into the room, leaving her with scratches and bruises.
But when the baby saw his mother being attacked, he shot the man.
Both the man and the pregnant woman were hospitalized following the incident.
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The Blaze reported:
Police said that the woman knew the man and that the incident was a domestic violence situation. They filed numerous charges against the man, including assault by strangulation, assault on an unborn child, and false imprisonment.
No charges have been pressed against the boy.
Last month, a similar incident occurred when a 14-year-old shot and killed a homeless man who was trying to break into his home in Texas.
The man, who was wearing gloves and a backpack, was intending to rob the home, police said.
Police said the child fired five or six times at the homeless man.
A neighbor told KHOU-TV that she saw the boy shoot the man as he tried to open the door.
“I still haven’t been able to stop shaking,” said Araceli Herrera.
“If my daughter was in that situation, honestly I would be happy that my daughter was safe. And the other guy, I don’t know what his intentions were.”
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