A 4-year-old girl suffered broken wrists and forearms after an incident at a Bossier City apartment complex, say police.

BOSSIER CITY, La. — A Louisiana woman was accused of attempted second-degree murder after police said her 4-year-old daughter was kicked from a second-story apartment window and taken to a hospital with both wrists and forearms broken.

The charge against 37-year-old Sharonica Michelle Davis followed a Juvenile Division investigation that began April 8, when the girl arrived at Ochsner Medical Center in Shreveport with severe arm injuries. Police first received a report that the child had fallen from a second-story window at the Mirage Apartments on East Texas Street. Detectives later said the evidence pointed to an assault, not an accident.

Investigators said the child’s injuries drew police attention because they involved both wrists and both forearms. Bossier City Police Sgt. Shawn Poudrier said officers were first told the girl had fallen from the window at her home. That account changed as detectives reviewed what happened inside the apartment, spoke with people connected to the case and checked the child’s medical condition. “After the detectives began investigating, they found out that the mother of the child pushed her, kicked her out of the window,” Poudrier said. Police did not release the girl’s name because she is a child. Her exact condition after treatment was not made public.

The Mirage Apartments, where police said the incident happened, sit along East Texas Street in Bossier City, across the Red River from Shreveport. The case moved quickly from a report of a fall to a felony investigation handled by the department’s Juvenile Division. Police said Davis was already in custody on separate charges tied to the same incident when Bossier City officers obtained the attempted second-degree murder warrant. Those earlier allegations included cruelty to a juvenile. Authorities did not release a full arrest report or say what witnesses told detectives, and it was not immediately clear whether police recovered video, 911 audio or other physical evidence from the apartment.

Caddo Parish jail records listed Davis as booked April 8, the same day the child was taken to the hospital. The public jail roster identified her as Sharonica Michelle Davis, 37, and listed her as 5 feet 4 inches tall and 145 pounds. The record showed she was being held in Caddo Parish, not Bossier Parish, while the Bossier City warrant moved forward. Police said Davis was expected to be extradited to Bossier City later. A jail listing is not a finding of guilt, and court records available in the first reports did not show whether Davis had entered a plea or retained an attorney.

The child was placed in the care of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services after the hospital report and police inquiry, according to reporting on the case. Police did not say whether other children were inside the apartment, whether relatives were present or who brought the girl to Ochsner Medical Center. Poudrier said cases involving children weigh heavily on investigators. “It’s a sad situation, that’s why I take this so personal,” he said. “I have three small kids, and you see, this work in these cases takes an emotional toll on you.”

The attempted second-degree murder allegation raises the case beyond the initial child cruelty matter. Under Louisiana procedure, the warrant allows Bossier City authorities to seek custody of Davis after her Caddo Parish booking. Prosecutors would still have to decide which charges to pursue in court after reviewing the police file, witness statements, medical records and any statements made by Davis. Police had not released a date for her transfer, first court appearance in Bossier City or any bond decision on the attempted murder warrant.

By the time the warrant was announced, the case had become a public account of a child injury that police said was first described as a fall but later treated as intentional violence. The two-floor setting, the young age of the victim and the number of fractures made the investigation stand out among local child abuse cases. Officials did not say whether the apartment window was open before the incident, whether a screen was in place or how far the girl fell. Those facts remained part of the unanswered record as police described the case in broad terms.

The investigation remained open with Davis in custody in Caddo Parish and the child under state care. The next step was Davis’ expected transfer to Bossier City, where the attempted second-degree murder warrant was issued.

Author note: Last updated May 8, 2026.