Six-month-old baby shot repeatedly during Arizona standoff with child’s father

Police were able to rescue child, who is in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, before house caught fire with father still in it

A six-month-old baby is currently hospitalized after a man allegedly shot the infant several times during an armed home standoff in Surprise, Arizona, about 30 miles north-west of Phoenix.

At about 3am on Friday, the father of the child allegedly broke into the home where the child and mother lived, according to Surprise police. The child’s father did not live in the house, police said, adding that the man held the mother and child hostage for several hours before the mother managed to escape.

According to police, the mother contacted a construction crew and requested that they call 911. They added that she had minor injuries and it remains unclear how she managed to escape.

unreasonabro,

… Surprise!!

Facebones,

The only way this could have been avoided is by arming the baby.

Wiz,

The only thing that can stop a bad guy with a gun is a baby with a gun.

Maltese_Liquor,

Don’t worry, I got the Sunny reference even if no one else did

NikkiDimes, (edited )

/r/yourjokebutworse

unreasonabro,

the /r is for retarded!

NikkiDimes,

Man, we’re just racing to the bottom, aren’t we

Etterra,

What the hell was this bastard’s endgame here? Was he deranged, on drugs, mentally ill, or irrationally angry at the woman? What a fucking disaster.

Snapz,

The uh… The headline, man.

IsThisAnAI,

What a fucking title. I guess that’s the best we can expect from the guardian.

Maggoty,

People wouldn’t click on it if it didn’t infer the police did the shooting, right?

LifeInMultipleChoice,

The term police or cops wasnt even mentioned in the title, it was our own biases that brought them into it.

tigeruppercut,

Or maybe the thumbnail showing yellow tape with the word police had something to do with it.

Maggoty,

Yeah. But they knew. This kind of implication is an art form these days.

Welt,

*imply

Maggoty,

Yeah, my words aren’t always the best.

Railing5132,

I’m sitting in the pediatric ICU with my 1-month old child. Yesterday, she went into respiratory arrest and they called a code blue on her. I thought she was dying in my arms, and I’m still shaking with fear, although she’s doing better. I CANNOT FATHOM any father putting their child into such harm. I hope, with all my heart, the child recovers fully, and the father died (or dies) slowly, screaming.

andyburke,
@andyburke@fedia.io avatar

my friend, having been in the PICU when our child had a luckily fairly mild issue, the people that work there are heroes. Lean on those you love. I wish you the best.

stevedidwhat_infosec, (edited )

And this is why it’s:

ACAB + Mental Healthcare For all

EDIT: didn’t read the article, just started screaming. Embarrassing.

MinorLaceration,

Try reading the article.

stevedidwhat_infosec,

How embarrassing

Frozengyro,

The article titled is honestly terrible and implies the police shot the baby multiple times. There are enough bad things cops do without making it look like they did things they didn’t do.

eatthecake,

I knew it was the father from the headline (due to my own bias). We should all be aware of our biases and take these misunderstandings as a learning opportunity.

burgersc12, (edited )

Allegedly. We have zero reason to trust the words of a cop tho, so ACAB could still apply

linkshulkdoingit69,
@linkshulkdoingit69@lemmy.nz avatar

Gut-wrenching, the craziness is getting too close

krashmo,

How in the hell is that baby still alive after being shot multiple times? That’s amazing enough for an adult but a baby is so compact and fragile comparatively. That’s pretty incredible from a physiological perspective.

snooggums, (edited )
@snooggums@midwest.social avatar

Small caliber low power bullets can be deadly or cause minor wounds depending on whether they hit anything important.

I’m still surprised a baby survived multiple, since they have a lot less important parts like major muscles.

andrew_bidlaw,

With how they are small I can’t imagine landing two shots without dealing a lethal damage. In a flat 2d projection, like a target on a shooting range, an adult have, say, an area for 300 shots total, while a baby has like 50. They are very lucky.

catloaf,

Babies are both very fragile and very resilient. For example, bones don’t start hardening and fusing for several years, so they can take a lot of bumps and such. I haven’t read the article, but it’s possible that the wounds were just grazing.

Sir_Kevin, (edited )
@Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Cops can’t aim for shit.

Edit: The fact that this joke is believable enough to get you guys bent out of shape really goes to show how fucked up things are with the police in this country. Y’all are like “Get the pitchforks, the police didn’t shoot the baby this time!”. It’s hilarious and depressing at the same time. I’ll be sure to add the /s next time.

phoenixz,

According to the article, the police officers didn’t shoot the baby, the father did.

SaltySalamander,

Well we know you didn't bother reading the article.

seth,

“It was a joke.” If you have to explain that something is a joke, you either need to work on your setup and delivery, or it’s only a joke in your own mind.

mihnt, (edited )

according to Surprise police.

I know it’s the city name, but damn it.

phoenixz,

SurpriiiiBLAM BLAM BLAM!

…

He resisted!

solrize,

Our chief weapon is surprise. Surprise and fear. Our TWO chief weapons…

CM400,

What about their fanatical devotion to the pope?

homesweethomeMrL,

NO ONE expects . . .

Semi-Hemi-Demigod,
Semi-Hemi-Demigod avatar

Their captain? Jack Aubrey.

moody,

The key to victory is the element of surprise.

SURPRISE!

WindyRebel,

Mother fucker!

shield_gengar,
@shield_gengar@sh.itjust.works avatar

Baby shot in, surprise, Arizona

andrew_bidlaw,

Thrift store’s Spanish inquisition.

SkyezOpen,

If they don’t yell “surprise police!” every time they knock on a door, they’re wasting their lives.

Fedizen,

Shit is gonna get a TV show now

mihnt,

Already had one.

https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/9459b137-ee36-41ab-b996-232457af6f07.webm

sparkle, (edited )

I always love the video titles from there

BruceTwarzen,

First off all, don't blame the guns okay? The make new children every day

qisope,
@qisope@lemmy.world avatar

and surely none of this would have happened if the baby had been properly armed

AngryCommieKender,

I assume the baby survived by potentially being permanently disarmed and dislegged.

Beetlejuice001,

It remains unclear how the fire started or what condition the father is in. According to police, an investigation remains under way and the father is not in custody.

Seriously?

FeetiePJs,
FeetiePJs avatar

“Once the [tactical units] get the clearance to go into that residence, we might have an update on him,” Hernandez said.

Sounds like they don't think he left the burning house with the collapsed roof. If that's the case, there's a good chance that he's dead.

Sir_Kevin,
@Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

The surprise police are still trying to figure out what story to tell.

Stamau123,

Must have been one wild escape attempt then

Nurse_Robot,

I’m assuming he’s not in custody because he’s in the hospital. There’s no way they’re letting this guy get away; in an increasingly polarized society, few things bring everyone together more than being anti-shooting-a-fucking-baby

AngryCommieKender,

Dogs and babies. That’s about peak FAFO territory.

tamal3,

Well, people still tie dogs to trees for their entire lifetimes in the area i live in. Though, it’s not uncommon for these fucks to also have another dog that lives inside the house. I’m not sure they care that much about their children, either…

homesweethomeMrL,

the man shot his kid, not the cops? Big if true.

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