A woman was shot in the leg after a masked assailant opened fire through the window of her apartment off Friars Hill Road early Tuesday.

The 43-year-old victim told investigators she was sleeping beside her baby when she awoke around 2:45 a.m. to someone trying to break into the apartment.

After the intruder was unable to get inside, he reportedly fired two shots through a window. One of the bullets struck the woman in the leg.

She managed to move the baby from the bed and out of the line of fire. The child was unharmed.

The woman was taken to hospital for treatment.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Criminal Investigations Department at 462-3913 or 462-3914.

This article was originally published by Antigua News Room. Read the original article here: Gunman Shoots Woman Through Window as She Protects Baby.