A toddler was blasted in the face by a heartless gunman yesterday in front of her horrified family in the courtyard of their Staten Island housing project, authorities said.
Cops said 19-year-old Damark King was charged early Thursday morning in the shooting of Samyah Bailey, who turns 2 in December.
King, of Staten Island, was arrested in connection with the shooting on charges that include assault, criminal possession of a weapon, criminal use of a firearm and reckless endangerment.
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The baby was in critical but stable condition after undergoing three surgeries at Richmond University Medical Center as doctors desperately tried to save her life and her eyesight.
She was in her stroller at the Arlington Terrace Apartments, being watched by family members, including her father, Michael Bailey and uncle, Anthony Mahoney, when the thug walked up and started squeezing off rounds.
The bullet went through her head and exited between her eyes, her grandmother Patricia Mahoney, 43, told The Post.
Cops believe that the suspect had once dated Samyah’s mother -- Stephanie Mahoney, 22 -- and was angry at the uncle and father because they had intervened in a fight the couple had, according to sources.
As the baby was rushed to the hospital, she was screaming, kicking her feet and even tried to rip a tiny oxygen mask from her face.
“She’s feisty,” said the grandmother, who had to break the news to her daughter.
“It was the hardest phone call I’ve had to make,” said Mahoney.
“I told her, ‘You’ve got to come to the hospital, your baby’s been shot.’ ”
dauer@nypost.com
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