Woman indicted after 4-year-old boy was shot in Phoenix: MCAO
Joanna Chalup Cortez (MCSO)
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PHOENIX - The Maricopa County Attorney's Office announced on Feb. 2 that a 29-year-old woman has been indicted in connection with a shooting that left a four-year-old boy in Phoenix hurt.
What we know:
Per court documents provided by MCAO, Joanna Chalup Cortez was indicted on Jan. 26 by a grand jury on two counts of aggravated assault, and one count of discharging a firearm at a structure. All alleged offenses are felonies.
The backstory:
We first reported on the incident on Jan. 6. The incident happened at a home near 32nd Street and Broadway, and Phoenix Police had called the incident "concerning" and "brazen."
"First I heard the shot— pow! I was like ‘Oh wow,'" one person in the area said, recalling the moment she heard the gunshot.
Officers arrived to find a toddler with gunshot wounds. The child was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Cortez was subsequently identified on Jan. 7. Officials said officers arranged for her to surrender. In their statement, MCAO alleged that Cortez fired a rifle into a home where her ex-boyfriend was visiting.
What's next:
MCAO said Cortez is set to go on trial on May 20.
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Map of the nearby area of the shooting
The Source: Information for this article was gathered from a statement released by the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, with supplemental information gathered from a previous FOX 10 news report on the matter.