A mother accidentally killed her 15-year-old son while attempting to protect him from a fight. According to reports by the Atlanta-Journal Constitution, a group of teens and adults arrived at Pierre Tilson’s home at an apartment complex in College Park, Georgia, and threatened him over money.
An argument ensued and a fight broke out. During the scuffle, Pierre’s mother, Latoya Tilson, went inside her home and retrieved a weapon to scare the teens away. Once she returned outside, one teen punched Latoya in the face and she began shooting. She fired gunshots into the crowd where the scuffle was occurring. One bullet hit a teen in the buttocks, but the other bullet struck Pierre in the back of the head. He immediately fell to the ground.
He was given chest compressions by police officers and eventually rushed to the hospital. Pierre was originally in placed in serious condition. He died one day later.
Latoya was distraught as officers escorted her away in handcuffs. She was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated assault, family violence act, reckless conduct, cruelty to children and use of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
Witnesses say that Latoya was simply trying to protect her son from danger.
