With her child sitting next to her, a woman suffered fatal gunshot wounds late Monday night following a violent confrontation with her ex-boyfriend and an unidentified woman.

The confrontation started before 8 p.m. Monday on the 2600 block of Pollard Lane, said Mobile Police Department spokesman Officer Terence Perkins. Records indicate at least one of the involved parties, identified as 31-year-old Michael Dewayne Jackson, listed a home address on the block.

Nikia Lavada Fair, 32, got inside a vehicle with her "small child" inside, Perkins said. Investigators believe she slammed the vehicle into an unidentified 28-year-old woman before ramming into a parked vehicle owned by Jackson, her ex-boyfriend.

"Jackson then allegedly fired multiple rounds into the vehicle, striking Fair (and) causing her death," Perkins said.

Her child was not injured. The unidentified 28-year-old victim was transported to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be life-threatening, detectives said.

Police arrested Jackson on charges of murder and discharging a gun into an occupied vehicle. Jail records showed he remained behind bars Tuesday morning. His record included multiple arrests, mostly on traffic-related charges.

He's also previously faced charges of third-degree domestic violence, third-degree assault and contempt of court.

Homicide detectives continued their investigation Tuesday. Anyone with information on the case can contact MPD at 251-208-7211 or call the CrimeStoppers Tip Line at 251-208-7000. Tips can also be text messaged by sending the keyword "CRIME411" to CRIMES (274637).