The 34-year-old woman’s baby was born at a hospital and died shortly after.
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The authorities reported that A woman eight months pregnant died after a man fired multiple shots at the car she was inwhile stopped at an intersection in downtown Seattle.
The 34-year-old woman’s baby was born at a hospital and died shortly afterThe Seattle Times reported Wednesday, citing a probable cause statement.
A 37-year-old man who was in the car with the woman was injured in the arm and remains hospitalized.
Police said a man approached the car, shot the driver’s side with a handgun and ran away.
Shortly after, police located a 30-year-old man matching the witness description. When officers approached him, he raised his arms and said, “I did it, I did it,” according to police.
Authorities say the suspect told investigators that he saw a firearm in the vehicle and reacted by shooting.
The motivation for the shooting in the Belltown neighborhood is still unclear.
The subject was taken into custody and a judge found probable cause to arrest him in an investigation of homicide, assault and illegal possession of a firearm, according to a spokesperson for prosecutors.
He had not yet been charged as of Wednesday.
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