Jury trial set for Springfield woman accused of shooting 11-year-old daughter

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A Springfield woman charged with assault has been scheduled for a jury trial starting in 2025.

Online court records show 32-year-old Christina Rodriguez is scheduled to stand trial starting April 14, 2025 for allegedly shooting her daughter, who was 11 at the time of the incident. The child was treated at the hospital and expected to recover from her injuries.

Rodriguez is charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful possession of a firearm.

According to a probable cause statement, Rodriguez told police that the shooting was accidental and happened while she was working a shift at a shop that sells smoking accessories, which had a gun meant for protection next to the register.

Documents say Rodriguez was cleaning around the area when she picked up the gun, racked the slide, and moved the slide forward, which made the gun ready to fire again. She said she then placed the gun down and accidentally shot her daughter.

Surveillance video showed that Rodriguez was talking to another employee who had placed the weapon on a counter. Rodriguez then picked up the weapon, pulled back the slide, held the bottom of the gun to the counter, pointed at the child, and shot her, according to the statement.

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