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A 10-month-old girl is in critical condition after she was shot in the head early Sunday morning, police said.The baby, Fayth Percy, underwent surgery to remove bullet fragments from her head, Fresno Police Chief Jerry Dyer said at a news conference Sunday. She is in critical but stable condition.The suspect, 23-year-old Marco Antonio Echartea, was arrested on suspicion of three counts of attempted murder, The Fresno Bee reported.The child’s 18-year-old mother, Deziree Menagh, had gone into a home with Fayth early Sunday morning, where she encountered Echartea and resisted his advances, police said. According to the Los Angeles Times, Menagh pulled away when Echartea tried to hold her hand and when he tried to force her into his lap. The mother and a male friend left the home and drove away when Echartea approached and began shooting, police said.“At some point when he got close, he pulled out a handgun and fired three rounds into the driver’s side window, which was up,” Dyer said. “One of those rounds struck baby Fayth on the side of the head as she was being held by her mother."Menagh and her friend rushed the child to the hospital. Echartea was arrested later that day. “We are hoping and praying that Baby Fayth is able to survive this injury as well as make a full recovery,” Dyer said. “I know the parents are broken. They’re hurting.”According to BuzzFeed, Dyer said police have "every reason" to believe Echartea knew the child was in the vehicle when he opened fire. Police said it is not the first time Echartea was involved in a shooting "over a female." He shot into a home belonging to his ex-girlfriend’s partner in May, a bullet nearly missing a 1-year-old inside, Dyer said. Dyer described Echartea as someone who has “no regard for human life, even a baby.”