JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A man accused of shooting two young girls on a busy street outside Mississippi’s largest hospital is being denied bail.
WAPT-TV reports a judge ordered Alcantera Garner to remain jailed Tuesday on three counts of aggravated assault and one count of shooting into an occupied vehicle.
Jackson Police Chief James Davis says the 20-year-old Garner surrendered to police Monday and has confessed to the shooting near University of Mississippi Medical Center on Nov. 29.
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A 1-year-old and 3-year-old were shot in the backseat of their mother’s car when a driver pulled alongside and opened fire.
The mother pulled them from her car and ran them into the emergency room. The children have been released from the hospital.
Davis says Garner hasn’t told police why he shot into the car.
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Information from: WAPT-TV, http://www.wapt.com
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