ATLANTA ( WANF /Gray News) - Police in Georgia say a man is in custody after a 9-month-old girl was shot and killed outside a motel.

Cobb County Police responded around 8 p.m. Tuesday to Budgetel Inns and Suites - Atlanta Galleria Stadium after a mother called 911 to report her 9-month-old daughter had been shot. Officers say the baby “was beyond lifesaving measures” and was later pronounced dead at the scene.

The circumstances of the shooting are currently unknown. However, one witness, who wanted to remain anonymous, told WANF that she believes someone was trying to shoot her friend but instead shot the baby.

“It’s sad because I just met the baby, and the baby was really precious,” the witness said.

Police arrested 22-year-old Ladarrius Brown. He is charged with felony murder, aggr

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