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Woman, Boyfriend Arrested In Shooting Of Six-Year-Old Boy In Rosedale

ROSEDALE, Md. (WJZ) — Two arrests are made in the shooting of a six-year-old boy in Rosedale on Sunday.

Officers responded to the unit block of Capella Court at around 7 a.m. Sunday morning when the boy suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound to his lower body as he slept in his bed.

Detectives learned the gunshot came from townhome next door when a woman fired a handgun into the wall while attempting to unload the weapon, which belonged to her boyfriend.

Deyonna Nykeima Charles, 29, is charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm in a metropolitan area. She was released on her own recognizance after a bail hearing Tuesday.

Corey Jarard Nash, 28, is charged with possessing a firearm after a felony conviction, illegal possession of a regulated firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. He is being held without bond at the Baltimore County Detention Center.

 

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