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The Washington Post -- Nafes Monroe probably knew he was about to enter a risky situation when he arrived in Philadelphia’s Hunting Park area on the night of Oct. 19. Prosecutors say the 25-year-old went there to buy drugs with counterfeit money.
Despite the danger, Monroe brought along three passengers: another man, his girlfriend — and his 11-month-old baby.
When the deal went south, prosecutors say a gunman unleashed a hail of bullets into Monroe’s car, hitting the infant, who had been strapped into the back seat, four times, including once in the head.
Now, prosecutors allege the baby, Yazeem Jenkins, who survived the shooting and is still fighting for his life, didn’t just happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Monroe, they say, purposely had his son with him that night — as protection.
“Our investigation has led us to believe that he intentionally had his child with him when he was making such types of purchases with the idea or belief that if someone saw that he had a child in the car, that they would not fire upon him,” Anthony Voci Jr., chief of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Homicide Unit, told reporters at a news conference Tuesday, describing Yazeem as “a human shield.”
Monroe was arrested on Saturday and charged with recklessly endangering another person and endangering the welfare of a child, Voci said.
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