2-year-old shot in head, stomach recovering as search for gunman continues
A week ago Tuesday, 2-year-old Sa'Raija Watson was shot in her head and stomach while riding in her mother's car in Steubenville, Ohio.
"I hope she recovers. She showed us she's strong and she's a fighter so I'm just waiting for her to come back and be the normal little girl she was," said Watson's mother, Mahogany Luke.
Luke also was shot in her stomach and leg.
This is BRYLEE WEST. Police say he shot at 2-year-old who is fighting for her life at Children's Hospital and her mom. Her mom speaks out on @WPXI to get the word out to find him. @WPXI_Lori is following this for us LIVE. pic.twitter.com/S3bmvC0MdE
— WPXIJennifer Tomazic (@JenniferTomazic) October 2, 2018
"I'm just trying to stay strong for her, and I have other kids and I can't crumble for them," Luke said.
For the last week, Luke has been by Watson's side after she was flown to Children’s Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Watson is sedated.
The man who police say shot the little girl and her mom is still on the run. Detectives said the suspect is Brylee West.
“I really don't know him. I don't know if he didn't like something I said on Snapchat on Facebook because I never said a word to him. I've never met him in person,” Luke said.
WPXI reported over the weekend that the manhunt came to Beaver Falls when SWAT surrounded a home for hours thinking he was inside.
The woman who lived there told police she let him stay there, but he was long gone.
Luke is hoping he's in police custody soon.
"Turn himself in! I don't understand why he would do this to me or my daughter," Luke said.
