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A 28-year-old woman from Louisiana, Kristin Bass, is facing a first-degree murder charge after fatally shooting her 1-year-old daughter, Acelynn Moss, inside their home on January 1, 2026.
The child’s father, Bradley Moss, told authorities that Bass allegedly said she killed Acelynn because she wanted to “send” her daughter to God.
Police responded to a report of a shooting at a residence on Quelqueshue Street in Sulphur on Thursday, Jan. 1, at approximately 8:21 p.m. local time, according to a Sulphur Police Department news release. Upon arrival, officers discovered that a child had been shot and killed.
Kristin Bass is currently being held on a $10 million bond.
Bradley Moss told Fox 8 that he heard a loud noise that evening and ran into the room to find Acelynn shot and Bass allegedly holding a gun. He said their other child, a 2-year-old girl, was also in the room crying for help.
Moss claimed that Bass told him she shot Acelynn to “send her to God” and implied she was planning to harm their other child as well.
“I almost lost two babies,” he said. “I lost one because her mama wanted to send her to God. [My older daughter] said, ‘Help me, Daddy.’ And Kristin said, ‘I just sent our baby to God.’”
He added, “She said, ‘Now I gotta get her,’” referring to the second child.
A review of Bass’ Facebook account shows her last post was on December 17, 2025, two weeks before the incident. In the post, she wrote about her faith and requested prayers:
“I feel like I’ve been living my life in ways opposing my religion. And I hope I haven’t been spreading a false idea of what Christianity is. Don’t be fooled if I’ve been foolish.
Pray for me. Pray for the people who have seen my imperfect practices.
Pray for my forgiveness and pray for their clarity. Power in the name of Jesus Christ.”
