The gunmen and their getaway car are seen in surveillance video during a deadly Thursday, June 15, 2023 shooting in Washington, DC (Metropolitan Police Department)
Two men with assault rifles fired into a car, fatally wounding a young woman who was 8 months pregnant but gave birth to a baby girl in hospital – now in critical condition – on a busy Washington street, DC as authorities hunt the murderers.
The shooting killed the passenger in the car, Samya Gill, 22, who gave birth in a hospital before dying, police said in a news release.
Her mother told Fox affiliate 7News that she saw her new granddaughter on Friday night. She said the child was not hit by a bullet but was in critical condition and was “a bit better today”.
“She’s beautiful,” she said, the station reported. ” She’s just gorgeous.
“I really hope they catch whoever did this to my daughter.”
On a fundraising website to support the costs of her newborn baby, she said Baby Zailey was due in a few weeks and the trauma unit had to do an emergency caesarean section to save her life. little girl.
“Unfortunately she is not in the best condition herself (BUT GOD)! This is truly devastating to my family and a huge financial burden,” the site said.
The unidentified driver of the car also suffered non-life-threatening injuries, police said. There were no details about his relationship with Gill.
At a press conference, Metropolitan Police Department Deputy Chief Andre Wright called it a heinous act and urged those responsible and those who witnessed it to come forward.
“It’s a brazen act,” he said. “You can’t do something as heinous as this, and the community doesn’t know about it.”
Surveillance video shows two men armed with assault rifles – one wearing a white hoodie with dark pants, the other wearing dark clothing – get out of a white four-door sedan and shoot into another vehicle before fleeing.
The victims’ car managed to travel about a mile before coming to a stop in a busy commercial area.
Police have announced a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for Thursday’s shooting at 11:20 a.m. in the 300 block of Southeast 37th Street.
It was unclear whether the victims knew their attackers, but police called it a targeted incident.
“We know this was an isolated event,” Wright said. “We know that this vehicle entered the block, passed several people who were there in the community, got out and ran towards this vehicle and fired at this vehicle.”
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