Ohio woman dies shielding child

CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati woman says her mother and 2-year-old daughter were caught up in a drive-by shooting that killed the older woman as she protected the child.

Twenty-year-old Amanda Eudaly will bury her 42-year-old mother, Christine Mae Withrow, on Wednesday. She is still stunned by the events of last Friday evening.

Eudaly says while they were sitting on their front porch chatting, shots were fired from a car at a man walking in front of their apartment building.

A bullet pierced Withrow’s chest as she wrapped her arms around her granddaughter, Haley. Withrow died within minutes.

The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the intended victim ran away. Police say a 17-year-old youth is in custody and more arrests are possible.