Breaking: Monroe mother charged in overnight shooting of her 4-year-old daughter

Child rushed to the hospital by Walton County EMS under police escort by Monroe, Gwinnett and Dekalb law enforcement

MONROE, GA (July 24, 2026) – A 4-year-old child is in the hospital in a serious condition and her 31-year-old mother has been charged in the alleged shooting.

Ashley Brown

According to a press release from the City of Monroe Police Department, officers responded to the call at 9:55 p.m. last night from the 700 block of Ridge Road in Monroe. On arrival, they located the young female child suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

“Officers immediately began lifesaving measures, carried the child away from the scene and transferred her to Walton County EMS. Monroe Police officers provided an emergency escort to an Atlanta-area hospital, with assistance from law enforcement agencies in Dekalb and Gwinnett counties,” MPD reported, adding that the child remains in serious condition in the intensive care unit.

The child’s mother, Ashley Brown, 31, has been arrested and is in custody charged with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, two counts of cruelty to children in the first degree, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felon and discharging a firearm within 300 ft of a roadway.

“Please keep the child, her family, and the first responders involved in your thoughts and prayers,” MPD added in the release.

The investigation remains active and ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Jeremy Caldwell at 678-522-1236 or jcaldwell@monroega.gov or Sgt. Mitch Studdard at 678-283-5422 or mstuddard@monroega.gov.

Editor’s Note: An arrest or charge does not constitute a conviction.