A seven-month-old baby boy was shot in the leg by an unhinged woman in Philadelphia — and abandoned by the parents who had warrants out for their arrests.
The baby was in his stroller and outside with both parents when the female shooter approached just before 6 p.m. on Thursday.
Surveillance footage of the shooting has been released by the Philadelphia Police Department, which is still attempting to identify and locate the shooter.
The shooter approaches and fires several shots as the parents run away.
The mother can be heard shouting, "My baby!" to which the shooter replied, "F-ck your baby."
The parents were not injured in the shooting, but it took police approximately an hour to find them.
NBC Philadelphia reports:Police said the seven-month-old baby boy was shot in the leg though no one else was hurt in the shooting. The child was taken to the hospital by a private vehicle and then transferred to a second hospital by police. He is currently in stable condition.
When police arrived to the scene, the baby's parents were not there, officials said. It took officers about an hour to find the couple a few blocks away from where the shooting happened.
"It’s sad. I’m a parent myself and I wouldn’t know what to do if something like this happened to my kid. Devastated. I was once a victim of gun violence in an attempted robbery. It just brings back a lot of emotions a lot of fears that I once put away you know," an unnamed witness told the outlet.
The neighbor who witnessed the shooting and took the baby to the hospital told NBC, "When I find out the baby was 7 months and both parents said they have warrants. They got out the car and I took the baby. I just felt like I had to protect this child. It was overwhelming. It was scary. This person came up and didn’t care with no remorse and just fired and walked away like nothing happened."
The witness asked not to be named in the report.
The shooter is described as having a heavy build and dreadlocks. She was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with a large front graphic, light blue jeans, black shoes, and white soles.
Police have not released information on the motive.
Anyone with information about the incident or the identity of the shooter is being asked to contact the Philadelphia Police Department.
