BUCKEYE, Ariz. (AP) - Police in Buckeye say a woman has been arrested in the shooting death of her 2-year-old son.
They say 26-year-old Alyssa Pettibone was booked into a Phoenix jail Monday on suspicion of second-degree murder. It’s unclear if she has a lawyer yet.
Police say they received a 911 call about a shooting at a home last Friday afternoon.
Responding officers found a 2-year-old boy with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released.
Police say Pettibone was found with several stab wounds believed to be self-inflicted and taken to a hospital.
She was released Monday afternoon and taken into custody by Buckeye police.
Authorities say a possible motive for the shooting isn’t immediately known.
Buckeye is about 35 miles southwest of Phoenix.
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