DALLAS — Editor's note: The above video is from a previous story after the child's father was charged in the case.
The mother of a 3-year-old who was shot and killed in late March has turned herself into jail after police said she now faces a manslaughter charge in the case, police officials said Wednesday.
Lacravivonne Washington, 26, had been out of jail on bail for previous charges filed in the death of her son, Jalexus Washington.
On Tuesday, Dallas police announced that she also faced a manslaughter charge in the case and that police were searching for her.
According to a new arrest warrant affidavit released Wednesday, Lacravivonne Washington told her husband that she was shooting back at a road rage suspect and then discovered that her three-year-old son, Jalexus, had been shot.
While police have said there was no evidence of a road rage shooting, investigators determined that Lacravivonne Washington "recklessly killed [Jalexus] and has committed the offense manslaughter," according to the affidavit.
Last week, police said Washington’s husband, 27-year-old Jalexus Washington Sr. was arrested for tampering with evidence in connection to their son’s death.
According to the Dallas Police Department, officers responded to a local hospital after receiving a call that 3-year-old Jalexus Washington was taken to the emergency room with a single gunshot wound to the face on Monday, March 28.
During the investigation, police received conflicting reports from the mother, Lacravivonne Washington, concerning what led to the shooting death of Jalexus. She initially told police that she was involved in a road rage incident. But police found no evidence of that.
Lacravivonne and 3-year-old Jalexus were seen at a donut shop in the 9400 block of Walnut Street about 20 minutes before the fatal shooting, police said.
During the search of her vehicle, police said there was a gun found in the glove compartment and another found in the possession of her husband, Washington Sr.
Washington Sr. told police that his wife gave him the gun while they were at the hospital where their son died, the affidavit said.
As the investigation continued, four children were removed from Lacravivonne’s home and she was arrested on March 30 for three counts of child endangerment and a charge of tampering with physical evidence, police said.
Police said Lacravivonne Washington has not been cooperating with the investigation.