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Police: Father Shot Infant Daughter In Chest

Man Shot Baby During Argument With Wife, Police Say

POSTED: 1:44 pm CDT August 10, 2007
UPDATED: 1:57 pm CDT August 10, 2007

A man is in jail and accused of shooting his 14-month-old daughter during an argument with his wife.

Police said James Tidwell was holding his wife at gunpoint inside their home in Centerville.

Officers said Tidwell fired a shot that hit his daughter in the chest.

Tidwell is charged with two counts of especially aggravated kidnapping.