Neighbor says Illinois mom shot child in yard

Sunday, December 18, 2011

PONTIAC, Ill. -- A burst of gunfire sent Annelise Fiedler running out of her home to see what the noise was. In the yard next door, she saw 30-year-old Sara McMeen hovering over her baby as if she had dropped her. Fiedler asked McMeen if everything was all right.

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