NAACP BABOON MOTHER OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE: Patricia Todd arrested in shooting of 4-year-old son

A colored welfare breeder was arrested Tuesday afternoon in the shooting of her 4-year-old son earlier in the day. The boy is in critical condition, police said.

Patricia Todd, 41, was charged with aggravated assault, tampering with evidence and cruelty to children, Officer Ralph Woolfolk said.

Woolfolk said the nature of the assault charge signaled that detectives believe the shooting was intentional, but he declined to say whether they believed the mom shot the child on purpose or accidentally. Georgia law defines aggravated assault in part as threatening someone with a deadly weapon, according to various legal websites.

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