Two more charged after toddler shot in the foot in Sedalia during alleged drug deal

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Pettis County prosecutor has charged two more people after a toddler was shot in the foot on Friday in Sedalia.

On Monday, Sedalia police located and arrested Angel Escobar, 23, of Sedalia and Aja Vannoy, 26 of Sedalia.

Escobar and Vannoy are both charged with first- and second-degree assault.

Officers were called to Housel Park on Friday after reports of two vehicles speeding away and shots being fired. A person called dispatchers a short time later from a vehicle saying her 23-month-old sibling had been shot in the foot at the park, according to a Sedalia Police Department news release.

James A. Lowe, 20, of Sedalia was charged with first- and second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and armed criminal action

Police said the shooting happened after a drug deal had been arranged in the park. A bullet went through the back door of a vehicle and hit the toddler when the vehicle was fired at, according to the release.

Vannoy and Escobar are being held on $30,000 cash/surety bond at the Pettis County Jail.

Vannoy nor Escobar have a defense attorney listed, according to online court records.

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