Pregnant woman shot dead moments after baby shower

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A Philadelphia woman, who was seven months pregnant, was reportedly shot dead Saturday night after returning home from her baby shower in what authorities believe was a targeted killing. 

No arrests had been made as of late Saturday, according to reports. Eleven shell casings were found at the scene. 

The shooting happened before 9:00 PM ET while the woman, 32, was unloading her gifts from her car, FOX 29 in Philadelphia reported. 

The woman was rushed to a hospital, where she and her unborn baby were pronounced dead. 

She had been shot in the head and the stomach, Philadelphia police said, according to WPVI-TV in Philadelphia.

“The person that did this couldn’t be more cowardly,” Philadelphia Police Deputy Commissioner Christine Coulter said, according to WPVI. 

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The woman’s car was still filled with gifts from the shower after she was taken to the hospital, FOX 29 reported. 

A distraught woman, who said she was friends with the victim and had attended the shower, could be heard at the scene crying and screaming, “What happened?!” according to a video shot by a FOX 29 reporter. 

“She was a nice person up and down the street,” neighbour Tom Mcdonald told WPVI. “It’s just sad.”