Mom pleads guilty in 4-year-old's accidental shooting death

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Mom pleads guilty in shooting death of girl, 4, in North Philly
A North Philadelphia woman accepted blame today for her young child's accidental shooting death.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A North Philadelphia woman accepted blame Wednesday for her young child's accidental shooting death.

Twenty-six-year-old Shakeya Holmes pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and related offenses.

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A 4-year-old girl was shot and killed in North Philadelphia.

It was back in June when her 4-year-old daughter Sani found a gun in a closet and shot herself.

Holmes will be sentenced in March.

Her boyfriend Demetrius Williams is also facing charges.