An Oklahoma man who was doing target practice in his backyard on Christmas is believed to have shot and killed an elderly woman a few blocks from his home, authorities said.

Cody Wayne Adams, 33, has been charged with first-degree manslaughter in connection with the deadly shooting, court filings show.

The victim was on a covered front porch with family members at a residence in Comanche when she was shot Thursday afternoon, according to the probable cause affidavit. She was holding a baby in her left arm while seated on a love seat when she was struck in her right upper arm, according to the affidavit. The bullet then entered her chest cavity, it said.

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      13 hours ago

      Yes because those are less lethal. Under no pretense. We need proper education of firearm safety and usage like we need better education of car safesty and usage.

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        Yeah, but allowing people to have guns is killing hella people for no other reason than “I like guns”. Nobody is resisting anything or keeping anyone safe or stopping the bad guy. It’s just raining bullets and people who are okay with it use the Constitution to allow it to continue. (The Constitution, as it turns out, is fucking bullshit.)