BRUNSWICK, Ga. — An 11-month-old was shot in Brunswick Tuesday afternoon, according to the Glynn County Police Department. The child's mother said in a 911 call that a 2-year-old child was also involved in the shooting, but a press release from GCPD shows that child was not injured.
Police responded to the 100 block of South Palm Drive at 1:05 p.m. following the mother's call.
"I heard the sirens. The next thing I know there's an ambulance and four or five more police cars," neighbor Sharon Haun told First Coast News.
When Glynn County Police and Fire Rescue arrived, they found the 11-month-old had been shot once in the lower abdomen. The baby was taken to Shands Hospital in Jacksonville.
It is not known how the 2-year-old was involved in the shooting. Police say during the investigation, a gun was recovered from the scene. A man named Cedrick Herrington, 31, was arrested in connection to the shooting.
Herrington faces charges of reckless conduct and cruelty to children in the second degree. He is in custody at the Glynn County Detention Center.
Sharon Haun lives a few homes down on South Palm Drive. She says police taped off the home involved with crime scene tape.
"The next thing I know, you see two or three paramedics and the cops coming out with the baby in their arms. They had to put him in the ambulance. He had a red shirt, blue pants, and close-cropped hair," Haun said.
The relationship between Herrington and the victim is also not known. Haun says she doesn't know who he is.
"Bless that baby's heart. That's about all I can say," Haun said.
Glynn County Police say this is an ongoing investigation.