Pregnant woman returning home from her baby shower shot and killed
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A pregnant woman was shot and killed in Philadelphia around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, CBS Philly reports. The woman, identified by sources as Jessica Covington, was just arriving home after her own baby shower, the affiliate reports.
The 32-year-old was seven months pregnant and was carrying gifts from the shower when the shooting happened, Deputy Police Commissioner Christine Coulter told the station.
"There was an officer a couple blocks away who heard the shots. When they came here, they discovered her shot several times," Coulter said. She had least 11 gunshot wounds in her stomach, authorities said, according to CBS Philly. She was also shot in the head.
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