Maryland Mom Charged with Trying to Murder 13-Year-Old Daughter Claimed Homeless Person Shot Girl on Way Home from School

A Maryland mother who claimed her young daughter was shot by a homeless person on the way home from school is now facing attempted murder charges.

When police arrived at the Seat Pleasant home Monday evening, they discovered a 13-year-old with a gunshot wound to her neck. The teen reportedly told officers that she had been shot on her way home from school, according to court documents obtained by NBC4.

Later at the hospital, the girl admitted to police that her mother had gotten into an argument before the shooting. She told police that she started to walk down their home's stairs when she heard a gunshot, fell and was suddenly unable to move, according to the charging documents.

The teen told officers that her mother had told her to say that she had been shot by someone who broke into their home.

Seat Pleasant Police dispatch audio from the incident said the girl's mother, 32-year-old Talecka Brown, told police that a homeless individual had shot her daughter, and that she had arrived home bleeding.

Investigators were reportedly able to smell the scent of a discharged firearm inside the home, and when asking Brown if there was a gun in the home, she told police that there was one in a safe that was not hers.

Police arrested Brown after questioning, and charged her with first-degree attempted murder as well as other charges. Officers said that she gave conflicting statements during her interview before eventually admitting she was the only one home with her daughter at the time of the shooting, according to charging documents.

Brown's bond hearing is set for Wednesday and she remains in jail in the meantime. The teen was reported to be in critical, but stable condition, as reported by NBC4 Washington.