Police in Baltimore on Saturday were hunting for the gunmen accused of shooting a pregnant woman, who later gave birth before succumbing to her wounds.
Officers found the 38-year-old victim Thursday along with a man, who was also shot, inside a car stopped in East Baltimore. City police told WBAL-TV another vehicle pulled up alongside them as they tried to park and opened fire around 8:13 p.m.
Both victims were rushed to Johns Hopkins Hospital, where the man was immediately pronounced dead.
The woman, identified on Friday as Angel Morgan Heather Smith, survived long enough to give birth to her baby, and then died a short time later, police said. The newborn was left in critical condition after the emergency delivery and will need to undergo surgery.
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Relatives said Smith, who was about seven months pregnant, lived with the man who was killed.
“To be quite honest and frank, I don’t really give a s— what the conflict was,” Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott told reporters. “We cannot have folks shooting at pregnant women in our city.”
Authorities believe there were two gunmen involved, both of who are still at large. They did not provide a description of the suspects, but said the investigation is ongoing.
“We will do everything within our power to find who did this, catch them and hold them accountable,” said Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison.
