Phillip Baker, 22, of Monroe is facing several charges after his girlfriend reported he accidentally shot her in the shoulder.

According to the report, Ouachita Parish deputies met the victim at LSU Health Conway and she told them Baker was playing with his pistol and it went off. Baker reportedly told investigators he was examining his handgun when he accidentally pulled the trigger and shot his girlfriend while she was holding their three-month-old child.

Deputies said Baker gave them permission to retrieve the gun from the bedroom and they later learned the Springfield XD-9 9mm had been reported stolen in July 2017.

Deputies also said Baker told them he had drugs in the Winnsboro Road home. Investigators reported finding a bag/backpack with three plastic bags and one glass container containing marijuana, a bag with eight cocaine rocks, another plastic bag with 19 Ecstacy pills, and a small digital scale. They said Baker admitted to owning the drugs and selling them to make money to provide for his child.

Baker is charged with drug possession, illegal possession of a stolen firearm, illegal carrying of a weapon in the presence of narcotics, and illegal use of a weapon or dangerous instrument. He was booked into the Ouachita Correctional Center on a $200,000.00 bond.