Houston mom charged after shooting 5-year-old son while trying to shoot loose dog
The boy was hospitalized in stable condition with non-life-threating injuries, police said
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 24-year-old mom was charged with shooting her 5-year-old son in the abdomen while trying to maim a 6-month-old boxer puppy running loose across the street from her home in Houston, according to reports.
Angelia Mia Vargas was charged with deadly conduct with a firearm on Saturday afternoon.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The mom fired three shots at the dog Bruno with a small-caliber pistol. One bullet ricocheted and hit her child, who was hospitalized in stable condition with non-life-threating injuries, according to police.
Angelia Mia Vargas was charged with deadly conduct with a firearm on Saturday afternoon. (Houston Police Department)
"She could have handled it differently. You know, she was there, her husband was there, I was there, nothing would have happened. Nothing bad like that," said Bruno's owner.
Bruno wasn’t hurt, and his unidentified owner, who’s been having nightmares about the shooting, was given a citation.
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"I was asleep and I had a dream hearing the little boy crying, and that's what woke me up when I was sleeping yesterday."