Woman Facing Numerous Charges After Juvenile Suffers Self-Inflicted Gunshot

By Dale Hines
Blue RAM Media/Gulf Coast News

July 19, 2025

MOBILE, Ala. The Mobile Police Department was notified on Thursday, July 17, 2025, by an area hospital that a juvenile had come into the Emergency Room with what they believed was a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Police responded to the hospital at about 4:30 p.m. and began their investigation.

Patrol officers also contacted the detectives, and they were able to locate the scene.

While conducting the investigation, police also noticed a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana, and it was recovered, police said.

Subsequently, Naporsha Wrightington, 36, was arrested and taken to Mobile County Metro Jail.

Police said that the Department of Human Resources was contacted before the child was released to family members.

Wrightington is being held at the Mobile County metro jail and is charged with child chemical endangerment.
She was also served with other arrest warrants that were on file.

Mobile police said that the investigation remains active.

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