A pregnant woman was shot and killed after a fight broke out at a Houston park early Saturday, her family told ABC Houston station KTRK.
Police respond to a deadly shooting at Margaret Jenkins Park in Houston, July 22, 2023.A pregnant woman was shot and killed after a fight broke out at a Texas park early Saturday, her familyFour other people were struck by gunfire, including two suspected shooters, after dozens of shots were reportedly fired, police said.
The shooting occurred at Margaret Jenkins Park in southeast Houston around 1:14 a.m., police said. The Houston Police Department received multiple reports of shots fired at the location through its ShotSpotter technology, Assistant Chief E. Garcia said.Police believe a fight broke out between groups of people at the park, when the altercation led to some taking out firearms and shooting, Garcia said.
Three of the people struck by gunfire were transported to a local hospital, including the two suspected shooters, Garcia said. They are in stable condition, he said. One person suffered a graze wound and did not to go the hospital, he said.The victim was with her friends and family at a birthday party when the fight broke out, KTRK reported. She was trying to leave when she was fatally shot, her mother, Ebony Vallian, told the station.
"My daughter came telling me, pulling me, 'Mama, let's get away, let's get away,'" Ebony Vallian told KTRK. "I looked back, my baby was down on the ground. Gone.""I just lost my baby," Ebony Vallian told KTRK. "I just lost my baby.The two shooting suspects have been detained at the hospital, according to Garcia. Police are investigating to see if there are any additional suspects in the incident, he said.
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