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California man shoots 10-month-old girl in head after her mother rejects him, police say
Source: NBC News
California man shoots 10-month-old girl in head after her mother rejects him, police say
The man allegedly shot into a car carrying the woman, her child and a friend, hitting the 10-month-old.
June 25, 2019, 9:11 AM EDT
By Ben Kesslen
A 10-month-old girl is recovering in Fresno, California, after being shot in the head by a man who made unwanted sexual advances toward her mother.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Deziree Menagh, 18, brought her young daughter, Fayth Percy, to a social gathering Saturday night where Marcos Echartea, 23, made advances toward her.
Echartea grabbed her hand, tried to pull Menagh into him, and told her to sit on his lap, police said. The two barely knew each other, having met for the first time a week earlier.
Uncomfortable with Echartea’s advances, Menagh left the party in a car with Fayth and a friend.
The friend who was driving eventually turned around and headed back toward the gathering. As they went to park the car, Menagh and the driver noticed Echartea headed toward them. When he got to the car, Echartea fired three rounds into the driver’s window, one hitting Fayth in the head.
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The man allegedly shot into a car carrying the woman, her child and a friend, hitting the 10-month-old.
June 25, 2019, 9:11 AM EDT
By Ben Kesslen
A 10-month-old girl is recovering in Fresno, California, after being shot in the head by a man who made unwanted sexual advances toward her mother.
Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said Deziree Menagh, 18, brought her young daughter, Fayth Percy, to a social gathering Saturday night where Marcos Echartea, 23, made advances toward her.
Echartea grabbed her hand, tried to pull Menagh into him, and told her to sit on his lap, police said. The two barely knew each other, having met for the first time a week earlier.
Uncomfortable with Echartea’s advances, Menagh left the party in a car with Fayth and a friend.
The friend who was driving eventually turned around and headed back toward the gathering. As they went to park the car, Menagh and the driver noticed Echartea headed toward them. When he got to the car, Echartea fired three rounds into the driver’s window, one hitting Fayth in the head.
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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/california-man-shoots-10-month-old-girl-head-after-her-n1021356
Fayth Percy with her mother Deziree Menagh (Fresno police department)
Marcos Echartea (Fresno police department)