'I Got Six Bullets': Pittsburgh Mom Arrested For Threatening Her Kids

PITTSBURGH, PA — A woman was arrested Wednesday after allegedly threatening to shoot her children in a Homewood residence.

Pittsburgh 911 dispatchers were notified of the incident after an unidentified person called saying they received a text that stated,"Please help Mom has a gun and there's a fire."

When police responded to the Madiera Street home, the mother, Rhodesia Howard, answered the door and told police the smoke resulted from her cooking. One of the children said the fire was caused by lighting paper on fire and putting it into a trash can.

Police summoned the fire department and removed four children - ages 13, 12, 7 and 6 - from the home.

One child said Howard chased him with a hammer until he ran to a bathroom and locked the door. She then allegedly pointed the gun at her children and told them: "I got six bullets."

Howard is facing multiple charges, including endangering the welfare of children, terroristic threats and assault.