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submitted 6 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

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.

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[-] mihnt@lemmy.ca 98 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

according to Surprise police.

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

[-] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 28 points 6 months ago

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

[-] shield_gengar@sh.itjust.works 16 points 6 months ago

Baby shot in, surprise, Arizona

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

NO ONE expects . . .

[-] moody@lemmings.world 9 points 6 months ago

The key to victory is the element of surprise.

SURPRISE!

[-] WindyRebel@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Mother fucker!

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

Thrift store's Spanish inquisition.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 4 points 6 months ago

Their captain? Jack Aubrey.

[-] Fedizen@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

Shit is gonna get a TV show now

[-] mihnt@lemmy.ca 5 points 6 months ago

Already had one.

[-] sparkle@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)
[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 48 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Railing5132@lemmy.world 33 points 6 months ago

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@fedia.io 15 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] krashmo@lemmy.world 27 points 6 months ago

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@midwest.social 15 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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@sh.itjust.works 7 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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.

[-] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 4 points 6 months ago

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

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] Beetlejuice001@lemmy.wtf 27 points 6 months ago

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?

[-] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 months ago

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

[-] FeetiePJs@kbin.social 13 points 6 months ago

“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.

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Must have been one wild escape attempt then

[-] Snapz@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago

The uh..... The headline, man.

[-] Facebones@reddthat.com 18 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Wiz@midwest.social 4 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Maltese_Liquor@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

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

[-] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

/r/yourjokebutworse

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 17 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago

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

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

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

[-] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

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

[-] Welt@lazysoci.al 3 points 6 months ago
[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, my words aren't always the best.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 13 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

And this is why it’s:

ACAB + Mental Healthcare For all

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

[-] MinorLaceration@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago
[-] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

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@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

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.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 3 points 6 months ago

How embarrassing

[-] burgersc12@mander.xyz 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

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

[-] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 8 points 6 months ago

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

[-] qisope@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago

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

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

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

[-] linkshulkdoingit69@lemmy.nz 1 points 6 months ago

Gut-wrenching, the craziness is getting too close

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