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Pregnant Woman, Baby Die in Double Shooting

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A gunman opened fire on a Philly street early Wednesday morning leaving a 25-year-old pregnant woman dead and a 26-year-old man in critical condition.

Authorities said they found the two victims beside a running Chevy Impala near the intersection of Nedro Avenue and North 20th Street in the Ogontz section of the city around 1:30 a.m.

The woman -- who was eight months pregnant -- was shot in the head, arm and legs, while the male victim was hit in the back and one leg around 12:45 a.m., according to police.

The victims were rushed to Albert Einstein Medical Center, where the woman was pronounced dead at 1:03 a.m.  Doctors performed an emergency delivery of her child, but the baby girl did not survive. The infant was pronounced dead at 2:18 a.m, according to officials.

The man, who remains in critical condition at Albert Einstein, is expected to survive.  Able to speak, the victim spoke to detectives about the shooting, according to reports.

Investigators recovered 11 shell casings from the scene. Police said they believe the victims were inside the Impala during the shooting.

Detectives are interviewing witnesses and working to obtain surveillance footage from the area. There is no known motive at this time.

The female victim is the second pregnant woman to be killed in Philadelphia in September.

Megan Doto, 25, was killed when she was shot in the face while sitting outside a home on the 1500 block of Adams Avenue Sept. 14. Eight months pregnant, the victim was rushed to a local hospital, where an emergency delivery was performed. Neither the baby, nor Doto survived.

Police named 27-year-old Devon Guisherd a suspect in that crime, but he has yet to be arrested.

Copyright Associated Press / NBC 10 Philadelphia


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