Decatur woman charged with shooting mother

Eric Fleischauer, The Decatur Daily, Ala.
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Feb. 6—A Decatur woman is in Morgan County Jail on a charge of domestic violence after police say she shot her mother this morning.

Decatur police responded at 2:03 a.m. to the 300 block of Blackberry Drive Southwest and found the victim in a bedroom suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim, who according to police said she had been shot by her daughter, was transported to Huntsville Hospital.

Marquita Laneice Gary, 28, was charged with first-degree domestic violence. She was booked into Morgan County Jail at 4:57 a.m., where she is being held in lieu of $45,000 bond, according to jail records.

— eric@decaturdaily.com or 256-340-2435. Twitter @DD_Fleischauer.