Pa. mom surrenders to authorities in girl's death

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A west Philadelphia woman being sought in the shooting death of her 11-year-old daughter by a toddler has surrendered to authorities.

Tiffany Goldwire, 31, turned herself in early this afternoon at the city police headquarters to face an involuntary-manslaughter charge.

Defense attorney Eugene Tinari called the April 5 death of Jamara Stevens an “unspeakable tragedy.” Police said the child was shot by a 2-year-old and died shortly afterward at a hospital.

Investigators said they believe a man had brought the weapon into the home a few hours earlier and stashed it on top of a refrigerator.

Tinari told the Philadelphia Daily News that he believes prosecutors will see that the shooting “was an accident and not a criminal act” on the part of his client.