Police say mom opened fire on building thinking her daughter was inside

A mother from Leroy is charged with two felonies after shooting at an empty building while she was looking for her 12-year-old daughter. A witness says he heard the woman say "if you're in there, you're dead," according to a report in ABC 6 News. Marina Young told police she fired at the building four times then used a sledgehammer to break the padlock. The building's owner says: "It's totally strange."
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A mother from Leroy is charged with two felonies after shooting at an empty building while she was looking for her 12-year-old daughter. A witness says he heard the woman say "if you're in there, you're dead," according to a report in ABC 6 News. Marina Young told police she fired at the building four times then used a sledgehammer to break the padlock. The building's owner says: "It's totally strange."

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