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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today is Wednesday, November 13th.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

The father of an 11-month-old boy who was shot four times in Philadelphia last month is now under arrest in connection with the shooting. The district attorney's

office announced on Tuesday. Yassim Munir Jenkins was shot four times, including once in the head

while inside a vehicle in the city's hunting park section on October 19th. Authority said the

toddler was in the backseat of the car along with his father. Nafez Monroe, his stepmother and another man when shots rang out.

Investigators say Monroe used his son as a human shield to thwart off the potential upset drug dealer.

Whoa.

The DA's office said Monroe used counterfeit money to purchase drugs and this wasn't the first time.

So the drug dealer was angry and acting violently.

It's our belief and our investigation

has led us to believe that he intentionally had his child with him when he was making such

type of purchases with the idea or belief that if someone saw he had a child in the car,

they would not open fire upon him. A human shield is probably the term I would use Anthony Vosey

with the district attorney's office said.

Even after the shooting, Monroe didn't rush his son to the hospital.

He drove his son to a house rather than taking him to the hospital immediately.

He then dropped the child off at the hospital and never looked back.

Yassim Meneer Jenkins continues to fight for his life.

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