STRAY BULLET
Girl, 10, in critical condition after woman ‘tries to shoot a dog outside her home & hits the child instead’
Kassidy Vavra
17 Jan 2021, 16:48
A TEN-year-old girl is in critical condition after cops said a woman tried to shoot a dog outside her home and hit the child instead.
Kimberly Renee Luter, 34, has been charged with aggravated assault in the Thursday incident.
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Kimberly Renee Luter, 34, allegedly tried to shoot a dog outside a home and hit a child insteadCredit: Marion County Sheriff s Office
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The child was rushed to the hospital, and is in critical condition (stock)Credit: Getty Images - Getty
Girl, 10, left fighting for her life after woman tried to shoot dog but missed
Suspect Kimberly Renee Luter has been arrested on weapons and drugs charges along with her boyfriend, after a stray shot entered the residence, striking a 10-year-old female juvenile
34-year-old Kimberly Renee Luter has been arrested in connection with the incident (Image: Marion County Sheriff s Office)
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10-year-old girl critically wounded when woman fires shots at dog, chief deputy says
Columbia woman faces charges Updated: 2:13 PM CST Jan 15, 2021 Kimberly Renee Luter
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE
Columbia woman faces charges Updated: 2:13 PM CST Jan 15, 2021 A 10-year-old girl is in critical condition at a Jackson hospital after she was shot at her home in Marion County, authorities said.Chief Deputy Jamie Singley, with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, said in a news release that 34-year-old Kimberly Renee Luter was trying to shoot at a dog.“While firing at the dog, projectiles entered the residence, striking a 10-year-old female juvenile,” Singley said.Deputies were dispatched to the shooting on Franklin Drive shortly before 5 p.m. Thursday. They were then informed that the girl was on her way to a hospital. Singley said units from the Sheriff’s Office and the Columbia Police Department escorted the victim to the Marion General Hospital.