The gunmen and their getaway car are seen in surveillance video in a deadly shooting from Thursday, June 15, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Metropolitan Police Department)
Two men armed with assault rifles fired into a car, fatally wounding a young woman who was 8 months pregnant but who gave birth at a hospital to a baby girl — now in critical condition — on a busy Washington, D.C. street as authorities hunted the murderers.
The shooting killed the passenger in the car, Samya Gill, 22, who gave birth at a hospital before she died, 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 struck by a bullet but remained in critical condition and was doing “a little better today.”
“She’s beautiful,” she said, the station reported. “She’s just gorgeous.
“I just really hope they catch whoever did that to my daughter.”
On a fundraising website to support costs for her newborn, she said Baby Zailey was due within a few weeks, and the trauma unit had to do an emergency C-section to save her granddaughter’s life.
“Unfortunately, she’s not in the best condition herself (BUT GOD)! This is really devastating for my family and a huge financial burden,” the site said.
