Deputies said they arrived to a home in the 3400 block of Cumberland Road within 5 minutes of getting a 911 call from the woman's frightened 8-year old child saying his mother had been shot.
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When first-responders arrived, they found the baby boy -- just 2 or 3-months-old according to neighbors -- shot in the chest and critically injured.
It happened in the 3400 block of Cumberland Road. Besides the infant, deputies quickly discovered 32-year-old Jessica Ann Parker - who had been shot to death. They then found her boyfriend 35-year-old Sherrell McNeill dead from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The critically injured infant was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
The infant boy, named King, survived emergency surgery Wednesday night. A family member told ABC11 that the infant was in stable condition Thursday morning and is expected to make a full recovery.
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Two other children, ages 8 and 9, are in the care of the Department of Social Services until other arrangements can be made.
Deputies said McNeill and Parker had been arguing prior to the shooting.
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Investigators said the older children were fathered by McNeill. King was fathered by another man.
"For children to see their mother murdered in their presence and then for a baby to suffer a gunshot wound to the chest ... just horrific," said Ronnie Mitchell, of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.
Authorities are still investigating.
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