Son accused of fatally shooting mother in the head inside Queens home: NYPD

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QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A man is accused of fatally shooting his mother in the head inside her home in Queens Friday night, according to authorities.

Dashawn Coggins, 36, was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon on Saturday in connection to the incident.

Officers discovered a 61-year-old woman, identified as Natalie Coggins, at around 9:24 p.m. unconscious with a gunshot wound to her head, authorities report. First responders later declared Coggins dead at the home located on 121st Ave.

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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