Police said Sharonica Michelle Davis was already in custody when detectives added an attempted murder accusation.
BOSSIER CITY, La. — A mother already held in Caddo Parish custody faced a new attempted second-degree murder warrant after police said she kicked her 4-year-old daughter out of a second-story apartment window.
The warrant accused 37-year-old Sharonica Michelle Davis in an April 8 incident at the Mirage Apartments on East Texas Street in Bossier City. Police said the girl was taken to Ochsner Medical Center in Shreveport with both wrists and forearms broken. Investigators first heard that the child had fallen, but later said Davis caused the fall.
The custody record came first in the public timeline. Caddo Parish jail records listed Davis as booked April 8, the same day the girl was taken to the hospital. The roster identified her as Sharonica Michelle Davis, age 37, and listed her among people held at the Caddo Correctional Center. Police later said she was already in custody on separate allegations related to the same incident when Bossier City detectives issued the attempted murder warrant. Reports identified one earlier charge as cruelty to a juvenile. The jail listing did not resolve the Bossier City case, but it showed Davis was already in law enforcement custody before the new warrant was announced.
Bossier City police said the investigation began with the child’s injuries. The girl had fractures to both wrists and both forearms when she arrived at Ochsner Medical Center. Police initially received information that she had fallen from a second-story window at the Mirage Apartments. Sgt. Shawn Poudrier said the Juvenile Division later determined the account was not accidental. “After the detectives began investigating, they found out that the mother of the child pushed her, kicked her out of the window,” Poudrier said. The department did not release a detailed affidavit explaining the evidence behind that statement.
The warrant created a procedural question because Davis was held in Caddo Parish while the alleged assault happened in Bossier City. Police said she was expected to be extradited to Bossier City at a later date. That transfer would allow local authorities to process the attempted second-degree murder charge in the jurisdiction where police said the incident occurred. No transfer date was released in the first public reports. Officials also did not announce a first appearance date, bond amount or plea. Davis had not been convicted of the accusation, and the case remained at the warrant stage in the public account.
The child was placed in the care of the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services after the incident, according to reports on the police investigation. Officials did not release where the girl was placed or whether a relative was involved. They also did not say whether she had left the hospital, whether she needed continuing care or whether doctors found other injuries. The child’s name was withheld because she is a minor. Police did not say whether any other children lived in the apartment or whether anyone else was investigated in connection with the case.
The Mirage Apartments detail remained important because it fixed the scene of the alleged assault. Police said the first report involved a fall from a second-story window at the complex on East Texas Street. They did not release photographs of the window, the apartment interior or the area below the window. They also did not state whether a window screen, furniture placement or other physical evidence played a role in the investigation. The public record did not explain how far the child fell or what surface she landed on. Those unanswered facts left the police statement and hospital injuries as the core public evidence.
The attempted second-degree murder allegation is more serious than a general child injury charge and signals that investigators believe the child’s fall was intentional and life-threatening. Prosecutors would still need to decide how to move forward after reviewing police reports, medical records and any statements collected by detectives. If Davis is transferred to Bossier City, the court process could include a formal reading of the charge, bond review and later hearings. Early reports did not include a statement from Davis, and no attorney for her was identified.
Poudrier’s public comments placed the case in the daily work of officers who handle child victims. He said the investigation was painful because it involved a very young child. “You see, this work in these cases takes an emotional toll on you,” he said. “And you want to try to protect every one of them that you can.” His remarks came after the department described the girl’s injuries and announced the new warrant. Police did not provide broader statistics on child abuse cases in Bossier City or compare this case with other investigations.
Davis remained tied to two tracks in the public record: her Caddo Parish custody status and the Bossier City attempted murder warrant. The next known step was her expected transfer to Bossier City, while the girl remained under state child welfare care.
Author note: Last updated May 8, 2026.