Mother shot son outside Red Rooster restaurant for being 'disrespectful' on Christmas: Police
Story by Conrad Hoyt • 1h
A woman in Miami, Florida, is accused of shooting her son on Christmas day outside a popular Red Rooster restaurant because he was being "disrespectful."
Roseita Lavette Smith, 50, has been charged with aggravated battery with a weapon — causing bodily harm, jail records reviewed by Law&Crime show.
She was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center just after midnight on Friday under no bond.
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On the day of the incident, Smith and her son were inside the Red Rooster on Northwest 2nd Avenue in the neighborhood of Overtown for brunch, according to an arrest report obtained by local independent TV station WPLG. At some point, Smith became upset, accusing her son of acting "disrespectful" toward her and other members of their family.
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