A 22-year-old pregnant model was shot by two men armed with assault rifles last week while she sat in a car in Washington, DC but miraculously gave birth by C-section before dying from her injuries.
Samya Gill, who was eight months pregnant, and the father of her unborn child were sitting in a parked car on the street at about 11:20 a.m Thursday, June 15 when the gunmen pulled up in another vehicle, jumped out and opened fire on them, police said.
Her partner, who was struck by the gunfire, drove off and stopped the bullet-riddled car at a busy intersection about a mile away at Minnesota Avenue and Dix Street.
Gill from Maryland, was rushed to an area hospital, where she gave birth before succumbing to her injuries.
The baby was listed in critical condition.
“The adult male is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries,” police said of the second victim.
Police released surveillance camera images showing the suspects (one wearing a white jacket and hoodie and the other wearing dark clothes) – shooting as they run toward the victims’ car.
The gunmen’s white four-door sedan was also pictured in the police release.
