Prince George's County woman gets 50 years for shooting daughter
A Seat Pleasant mother got 50 years after shooting her 13-year-old daughter in the neck, a case prosecutors called an unimaginable act of child abuse.
A Seat Pleasant mother will spend 50 years in prison after prosecutors said she shot her 13-year-old daughter in the back of the neck inside the family’s home on 69th Place. The sentence comes nearly two years after the girl was found near the front door in critical condition, and county officials are describing the case as a grim example of child abuse and gun violence inside the home.
Court records and local reporting say the shooting happened in September 2024 after an argument turned physical as the girl walked down the stairs. Talecka C. Brown was arrested the next day, Sept. 24, after investigators reviewed surveillance video and recovered evidence from the house. Earlier reports said Brown told her daughter to lie to police and claim an intruder fired the shot.
The girl survived, but her injuries were severe enough to keep her hospitalized in critical condition and send her into a long recovery. One report said bullet fragments were lodged in her shoulder and abdomen before she was released from the hospital. Brown was later convicted of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree child abuse, first-degree assault and using a firearm in the commission of a felony. She had faced a maximum of life in prison, and sentencing had first been set for Feb. 19, 2026 before the final hearing on June 18.
State’s Attorney Tara H. Jackson called the shooting an “unimaginable act” and said, “A mother has a duty to love, protect, and nurture her child, not cause them harm.” In Prince George’s County, the 50-year term signals that prosecutors and judges are treating severe abuse cases involving children and firearms as a hard public-safety line, not a private family dispute.
Anyone who suspects child abuse or neglect in Prince George’s County can call Child, Adult & Family Services at 301-909-2450, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. If a child is in immediate danger, call 911. For domestic violence help, the county lists 211 as a 24-hour crisis line in more than 180 languages, and the Prince George’s County Family Justice Center can be reached at 301-780-8008. For mental health or substance use crisis help, county behavioral health officials direct residents to call or text 988.
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