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- Roseita Smith, 50, was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery on Thursday, Dec. 25
- She is accused of shooting her son in the thigh outside a popular local restaurant on Christmas Day
- The victim was taken to the hospital where he allegedly told investigators he was having brunch inside the Red Rooster with his mother when she “became upset with him, alleging [he] was acting in a disrespectful manner,” according to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE
A Florida mother is accused of shooting her son in the thigh outside a popular local restaurant on Christmas Day.
Roseita Smith, 50, was arrested on a charge of aggravated battery on Thursday, Dec. 25, according to online court records.
Miami police officers were called to the Red Rooster for a report of a shooting around 5:30 p.m that day, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by PEOPLE. At the scene, officers found the victim on the ground, bleeding from his left thigh, the affidavit states.
The victim was then taken to the hospital where he allegedly told investigators he was having brunch inside the restaurant with his mother when she “became upset with him, alleging the victim was acting in a disrespectful manner,” per the affidavit.
Police said that the mother and son left the restaurant and continued arguing as the pair got inside her vehicle.
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According to the affidavit, the victim allegedly told investigators that Smith pulled out a gun, prompting him to exit the vehicle.
“Once outside the vehicle, [Smith] discharged a single round, striking the victim in the left thigh,” the affidavit claims, adding that Smith fled the scene immediately after the shooting.
She was later apprehended by the Miami Domestic Violence Felony Apprehension Team.
During questioning, she allegedly told investigators her son threatened to beat her while inside the vehicle and refused to leave. She claimed she got out of the vehicle to get help when he started following her and “continued making threats to assault her,” according to the affidavit.
She claimed she acted in self-defense and that her son’s past behavior made her fear for her safety.
Smith entered a not guilty plea on Dec. 26, according to court records. A pre-trial detention hearing is scheduled for Monday, Dec. 29.
Her attorney could not be reached for comment.
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