Courier Journal

A mother and her daughter who were charged with murder and assault in a double shooting on Easter morning in 2017 have been acquitted.

A Jefferson Circuit Court jury Monday found Eltaka Moore, 45, and Tilibra Cherry, 28, not guilty of the murder of Ta'Nea M. Woods, 22.

They were also acquitted of assault for shooting Woods' friend, Tayayla Love, 27.

Moore's lawyer, Rob Eggert, and Cherry's, Mark Chandler, argued that their clients acted in self defense. Eggert said Moore, who had been the victim of several previous crimes and had a concealed carry permit, used her gun to keep her daughter from being hit in the head with a baseball bat.

The verdict came after a trial before Judge Charles Cunningham that lasted five days.

Background:Police say more about Easter morning double shooting and bat beating