A woman shot a baby boy in a shocking act of violence then gave a chilling reason for her appalling crime . Dominique Billips, 28, was arrested after she shot a baby boy in the leg over a petty debt dispute. The disturbing incident unfolded as Billips heartlessly approached a couple on a local Holmesburg street, proceeded to draw a gun and menacingly aimed it at the mother's face.
The man fled from the scene at once and Billips reacted by firing towards his running figure before turning her weapon on the distressed mother. Billips let off a round and coolly left the scene. Even though the baby survived the appalling attack and was swiftly rushed to a hospital, Billips now faces an array of serious charges such as aggravated assault and reckless endangerment of a person.
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On reaching the site of the incident, police discovered shell casings but found no victims. It later emerged that both parents had run away when the shooting occurred due to one pa.