A pregnant Philadelphia woman was shot dead after her baby shower as she was unloading gifts from her car amid surging gun violence and falling conviction rates in the City of Brotherly Love.
The seven-month pregnant woman, 32, who has not been named, received multiple shots to her head and belly at her home in in Lawncrest at around 8.30pm.
She was taken to Einstein Medical Center where her and her unborn baby were pronounced dead.
Police believed that the killing was targeted, and they counted about 11 shell casings at the scene of the shooting.
No suspects have been identified and the incident remains under investigation.
Pregnant Jessica Covington, 32, was shot on Saturday night as she was unloading gifts from her baby shower from her Kia Soul and into her home
The shooting took place outside Covington's home on Palmetto Street (pictured)
She was shot multiple times to the head and belly in the Lawncrest section of Philadelphia
'I mean, the person that did this couldn’t be more cowardly,' Deputy Police Commissioner Christine Coulter told ABC6.
Coulter also added that she was fed up with the area's rising gun violence.
'The city is nearing 500 homicides. Children are getting shot, unborn children getting shot, what is the city doing about this?' she asked.
'The city as a whole is doing what we can. We can't stop people who are intent on shooting somebody.
'When I look at this situation, it looks like someone was targeting her and looking for her.'
Covington and her unborn baby were pronounced dead at the Einstein Medical Center
