‘Sorry to do this to you’: Man targeted multiple women including shooting mom in face and dumping 1-year-old in snow while stealing car, cops say

An Ohio man allegedly robbed and pistol-whipped a woman waiting for a bus, then minutes later shot a woman in the face while stealing her car and throwing her 1-year-old son into the snow.

Ronald Loftis, 47, was indicted earlier this month on a slew of charges including attempted murder, felonious assault and robbery. Law&Crime previously reported about the shooting and carjacking of a woman in Cleveland the morning of Jan. 2. Local ABC affiliate WEWS reported that Loftis allegedly assaulted another woman about 30 minutes before the carjacking.

In that case, a woman was waiting for a bus when Loftis allegedly walked up to her and said “Sorry to do this to you.” He reportedly proceeded to pull out a gun and fire a shot into the ground before pistol-whipping her and robbing her of her cellphone. The attack was captured on street cameras. He later returned the phone…

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