WASHINGTON — A pregnant woman is dead after suspects armed with assault rifles opened fire on a car she was in with a man, the Metropolitan Police Department said Thursday. The baby is in critical condition.
Around 11:20 a.m., the police department's ShotSpotter identified the sounds of gunfire in the 300 block of 37th Street Southeast.
Arriving officers found "a crime scene" in the middle of the street.
About two minutes after officers arrived at that scene, dispatchers got a call about a shooting 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue, Northeast near a McDonalds. The two locations are a few blocks apart.
At that location, officers found a man and woman inside a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds. Both victims were transported to area hospitals.
The man's injuries weren't life-threatening, the police department said.
The woman was in critical condition but later died at the hospital. She was pregnant, and police said that her unborn baby is in critical condition. On Friday police said the baby was in critical but stable condition and is expected to survive.
The woman has since been identified as 22-year-old Samya Gill of Fort Washington, Maryland.
The police department said the shooting was caught on camera and it shows two men in a white four-door sedan. Both men got out of their vehicle with assault rifles and fired into the victims' vehicle.
The victims' vehicle then drove off and eventually came to a halt on Minnesota Avenue.
"This is a brazen act," Assistant Chief Andre Wright said.
Wright said this appears to be a targeted shooting. He asked for people with information to make anonymous tips by calling (202) 727-9099.
No suspects are in custody.
The 300 block of 37th Street Southeast is closed in both directions and the 3900 block of Minnesota Avenue Northeast is also closed in both directions.
No other details about the shooting have been released.
Police are investigating after three men were shot in Southwest D.C. on Wednesday afternoon.