Keelen Armstrong Charged In Shooting Death Of Londyn Samuels, 1-Year-Old

1-Year-Old Killed By Bullet Shot Through Nanny's Back
In a photo provided by the New Orleans Police Department, Keelen Armstrong appears in a booking photo Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, in New Orleans. New Orleans police have arrested the 24-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of a toddler. Police said in a news release Wednesday night that Armstrong has been booked with first-degree murder in the slaying of 13-month-old Londyn Samuels. He was also booked with attempted first-degree murder in the wounding of the child's caretaker. (AP Photo/New Orleans Police Department)
In a photo provided by the New Orleans Police Department, Keelen Armstrong appears in a booking photo Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013, in New Orleans. New Orleans police have arrested the 24-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of a toddler. Police said in a news release Wednesday night that Armstrong has been booked with first-degree murder in the slaying of 13-month-old Londyn Samuels. He was also booked with attempted first-degree murder in the wounding of the child's caretaker. (AP Photo/New Orleans Police Department)

A New Orleans man is accused of killing a toddler when he shot the woman holding her.

Keelen Armstrong, 24, was arrested Wednesday and charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder in the incident that left 1-year-old Londyn Samuels dead and her 18-year-old nanny, Victoria Thomas, wounded, The Times-Picayune reported.

Thomas was carrying Samuels home from a trip to the park Friday when two bullets tore through her back, hitting the little girl, NBC News reported. Thomas called Samuel's father, 20-year-old Keion Reed, saying "Kee, we got shot -- me and Londyn."

Thomas is in stable condition, according to WGNO.

Two suspects, one of whom police say was Armstrong, were spotted running from the scene. Authorities are still searching for the second suspect.

Police have not discussed a motive, but noted that Samuels and Thomas were not caught in a crossfire.

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