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Pregnant woman shot 11 times while unloading baby shower gifts from her car

A pregnant woman has been killed after she was shot 11 times while unloading gifts from her baby shower, from her car.

32-year-old Jessica Covington was shot in the head and belly in front of her house in Lawncrest neighborhood of Philadelphia on Saturday. The shooting occurred in the 6100 block of Palmetto Street around 8.30 pm.

She was rushed to Einstein Medical Center, where she and her unborn child were pronounced dead.

Covington worked as an esthetician, according to her Facebook page.

Philadelphia Mayor, Jim Kenney announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.

Covington’s killing comes as homicide numbers in the Pennsylvania city near 500. The city has 491 homicide victims so far this year, a 13% increase from the 436 last year.

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