An infant is dead after its mother was shot in the stomach, forcing an emergency Caesarean section, according to the Fayetteville Police Department.
The woman, who was in the late term of her pregnancy, was shot in the stomach in the 1800 block of Powell Street. She was in critical condition at the hospital, a news release said.
A second woman also was shot and was reported in stable condition.
The shooting was reported about 5:15 p.m. Saturday in the area of Gillespie and Trade streets, the release said.
The pregnant woman underwent an emergency C-section, and the child later died. An autopsy determined the cause of death was gunshot injuries, the release said.
On Tuesday, the Police Department’s Homicide Unit arrested Jermaine Jabbar Florence Jr., 24, of Fayetteville. He was charged with first-degree murder; two counts of attempted first-degree murder; two counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury; felony conspiracy; shooting into an occupied vehicle; and shooting into an occupied dwelling, the release said.
Florence was held at the Cumberland County Detention Center under no bond.
Detectives are actively investigating what led to the shootings.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective T. Kiger at 910-705-6527 or CrimeStoppers at 910-483-8477 or http://fay-nccrimestoppers.org.
