Pregnant Texas Woman Killed The Day Before Her Baby Shower
20.09.2022 - 20:51
/ perezhilton.com
A Texas woman was shot and killed Friday evening. Sadly, she was eight months pregnant.
Jennifer Hernandez was just like any new mother: cherishing her last days of pregnancy, gearing up for her baby shower the next day, and likely celebrating her position in life overall. But that was all taken away in the blink of an eye.
While out and about with her 17-year-old boyfriend late last week, Jennifer sat as he unassumingly pumped gas. As they wrapped up and exited the Shell gas station on Airtex Drive in Houston, bullets suddenly came raining down on them, fatally wounding the mother-to-be, according to local authorities. In her final moments, the 20-year-old called her mother, according to Rick, a witness who ran to their aid. He explained to ABC13:
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Could you imagine receiving that call from your child? The continued:
He explained he heard about seven gunshots, and saw the assailant’s car as it sped off, which was a white, four-door sedan with tinted windows and paper license plates. He revealed:
He added:
Hernandez’s boyfriend was shot twice, but miraculously survived the incident. Rick noted:
It’s unclear if he was the father of Jennifer’s baby. An additional witness, who chose to remain anonymous, told ABC13 the injured young man was wearing a ski mask at the time of the shooting. They explained:
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The unnamed boyfriend told the Harris County Sheriff’s Office the mask was COVID-19 related. Sergeant Ben Beall theorized the shooting may be the result of a road rage incident, explaining:
Jennifer and her unborn son sadly succumbed to the injuries. As of now,