The woman and her partner had been bringing gifts inside after the shower when they were confronted.
The woman, Shanice Young, 31, had reportedly been attempting to break up a fight between two men outside her building in the Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, which lead to her being fatally shot in the face.
The fight that Young attempted to break up was believed to have been between her current partner and her ex, according to sources that spoke to WPIX. The ex-boyfriend had not been invited to the shower.Department has not released any information about the suspected shooter at this time. The shooter was potentially her ex, based on a report from, which cited a source who said that Young and her boyfriend were confronted by the shooter prior to the fight starting.
"Upon arrival police observed in front of 300 West 128 Street a 31-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the head, unconscious and unresponsive," the."EMS transported the female to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where she was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests at this time. The investigation is ongoing."
A pregnant woman was shot dead in New York City on Sunday attempting to break up a fight at her own baby shower. In this photo, a police 'Do Not Cross' sign placed outside Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue during the coronavirus pandemic on May 2, 2020, in New York City.Young, already a mother of four, had been pregnant with her fifth child.
The shooter fled as soon as Young was shot. It is unclear at this time whether or not the shooter intentionally fired on her or if the gun was discharged accidentally amid the chaos.
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