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Woman’s baby delivered after she’s fatally shot outside Amazon warehouse, MN cops say

A pregnant woman was fatally shot outside an Amazon fulfillment center, but her baby was delivered at an area hospital, Minnesota police say.
A pregnant woman was fatally shot outside an Amazon fulfillment center, but her baby was delivered at an area hospital, Minnesota police say.

A pregnant Minnesota woman is dead after being shot in the parking lot of an Amazon warehouse, but her baby survived, Minnesota police say.

Responding to a 911 call, officers with the Lakeville Police Department found the 31-year-old woman suffering from a gunshot wound inside a vehicle parked outside of an Amazon fulfillment center at 6:51 p.m. on Jan. 8, the department said in a news release.

First responders performed lifesaving measures and the woman was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center with “life-threatening injuries,” a release said.

She died at the hospital but staff were able to deliver her baby, the release said. No update on the newborn’s condition was given.

Police say 32-year-old Donte Rapheal McCray — who has “employment affiliation” at the Amazon facility — was involved in the shooting.

McClatchy News reached out to Amazon for comment on Jan. 9 and is awaiting a response.

McCray knew the victim, police said, but the nature of their relationship is unclear.

He was arrested on a charge of manslaughter and booked into the Dakota County Jail, police said.

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This story was originally published January 9, 2023 at 10:54 AM with the headline "Woman’s baby delivered after she’s fatally shot outside Amazon warehouse, MN cops say."

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Mitchell Willetts
The State
Mitchell Willetts is a real-time news reporter covering the central U.S. for McClatchy. He is a University of Oklahoma graduate and outdoors enthusiast living in Texas.
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