Mother charged in connection with shooting death of Polk County toddler
Anna Marie Todd, 21 (Source: Polk County Sheriff's Office)
By Carrie Provinsal | March 17, 2021 at 2:55 PM CDT - Updated March 18 at 7:24 AM
POLK COUNTY, Texas (KTRE) - The mother of a 16-month-old who died from a gunshot wound on Aug. 4, 2020, turned herself in to authorities Monday.
On Aug. 4, 2020 detectives were called to a home in the Wild County Subdivision, due to a 16-month-old child receiving a gunshot wound to the chest. The detectiveâs investigation determined that a firearm was left on a table next to the bed where the family was sleeping. The father of the child left for work leaving the mother, Anna Todd, watching over the children. An older child picked up the firearm discharging the weapon one time into the victim who was lying on the bed.