Philadelphia Man Accused of Using 11-Month-Old Son as 'Human Shield'

11-month-old, Yaseem Munir Jenkins, is in critical condition after his father allegedly used him as a "human shield."

According to Philadelphia authorities, Jenkins was riding in the back of the car with his father, Nafes Monroe, his stepmother, and another man when shots were fired. This resulted in his son being shot four times, once in the head. Per the local ABC affiliate, the incident took place on Oct. 19 and stemmed from a drug deal gone bad.

"[Monroe] was using counterfeit money to purchase drugs, knowing that counterfeit money is something that is very upsetting to drug dealers, and when they find out that they're being burned with counterfeit money, they act violently," Anthony Voci who works with the district attorney’s office said.

An investigation conducted by the district attorney’s office revealed that Monroe took his child with him during the drug deal in hopes to prevent the dealers from reacting to the counterfeit money. When his plans went awry, Monroe allegedly drove his injured son to the house before taking him to the hospital. Voci then claims he "dropped his child off at the hospital and never looked back."

"It's our belief and our investigation has led us to believe that he intentionally had his child with him when he was making such types of purposes purchases with the idea or belief that if someone saw that he had a child in the car that they would not fire upon him," Voci said. "A human shield is probably the term that I would use."