Maryland mother allegedly shot 13-year-old daughter – NBC4 Washington

A woman has been charged with attempted murder after police say she shot and killed her 13-year-old daughter in Seat Pleasant, Maryland.

Officers found the girl shortly before 5 p.m. Monday with a gunshot wound to the upper body in a home in the 500 block of 69th Place.

The girl was in critical condition when paramedics took her to the hospital, Seat Pleasant police said. On Tuesday, police said she was recovering in the hospital, but exact details of her condition were unclear.

Police arrested the girl's mother, 32-year-old Talecka Brown, and charged her with attempted first-degree murder and other counts. Brown remained in jail Tuesday, police said.

Prince George's County police have taken over the investigation, Seat Pleasant police said.

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