Man accused of shooting baby in the stomach in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – A Mississippi man is accused of shooting a 4-month-old boy in the stomach.

Jackson Police Sergeant Roderick Holmes says the boy was in critical condition as of Wednesday.

Darvin Arnold, 22, is accused of shooting the baby. Investigators beleive Arnold may have been under the influence.

Holmes says the officers were alerted to the shooting Sunday and responded to an area hospital that was treating the wounded baby.

Police say the baby’s mother told officers the baby was shot at a Jackson home earlier that night.

Arnold has been arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault.