Detroit woman charged with hit-and-run homicide of mom saving son

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Tiffany Watson

DETROIT (FOX 2) - A Detroit woman has been charged in the homicide of Tiffany Watson, the 41-year-old mother of five killed earlier this month.

Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged 31-year-old Shedrica Odessa Smith, of Detroit, with one count of first-degree murder, and one count of assault with intent to murder.

She has been arraigned in 36th District Court, where she pleaded not guilty of the homicide on 15760 block of Manning Street.

On March 20, after 8 p.m., when Detroit Police arrived to the residence for a reported shooting, they found Watson unresponsive, lying in the street, unresponsive, with tire marks around her body.

According to Detroit Police Chief James White, Watson was a witness when two groups met up Sunday night near her home. Her daughter said her mom and just pulled up and ran to get her 10-year-old son away from the chaos.

Medics arrived on the scene and transported her to a local hospital where she was pronounced deceased.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story indicated the victim was pregnant. The Wayne County Medical Examiner said the victim was not pregnant.

Smith allegedly got into a vehicle, started driving, and struck the victim before fleeing the scene. The investigation by the Detroit Police Department led to her arrest five days later.