FRANKLIN COUNTY • A mother has been charged with murder in the shooting death of her 7-year-old daughter in what police called a possible murder-suicide attempt.

Patricia Trucks, 31, of the Villa Ridge area, was charged Thursday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of her daughter, Lillian Trucks.

Trucks was in custody after her release from a hospital, where she was taken after she was found “incoherent” at the home where her daughter was found dead, police said. Cash-only bail has been set at $1 million.

“Obviously, with a child, it’s very devastating to family and law enforcement,” said Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke. “No matter what the outcome is, it’s going to be devastating to the whole family.”

Toelke said Lillian’s father arrived home from work early Wednesday to find his daughter dead in a back bedroom and his wife incoherent on the floor. Police got the call about 7 a.m. Wednesday to the home in the 300 block of Maple Lake Court, south of Villa Ridge.

The girl had multiple gunshot wounds, and her mother made statements to police that indicate she was involved, Toelke said.