JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) -
A child and an adult were injured when shots were fired Saturday afternoon in north Jackson.
JPD Officer Colendula Green says police responded to the shooting shortly before 5 p.m. in the 6600 block of Lake Glen Drive.
Green says a five-year-old girl was grazed on the leg by a bullet.
An unidentified 20-year-old woman was also shot in the left arm.
Both were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Authorities say one of the victims lived at the residence.
Jackson Police have charged 52-year-old Laura Dent with aggravated assault and possession of a stolen firearm.
"We're trying to determine a motive. It was some kind of altercation that took place outside the residence which resulted in two people, one person being shot then a child being grazed.
Another woman who was taken into custody at the scene is still being held for questioning.
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