Pregnant Woman Who Was Put on Life Support After Missouri Mall Shooting Has Died, Police Say

Published on November 17, 2023

INDEPENDENCE, Mo.—A pregnant woman who was shot in the head during a shooting at a Missouri mall last week has died, police confirmed Thursday. The woman had been on life support after being shot in the temple Friday at Independence Center, according to a report by police in the Kansas City suburb of Independence. Police said she was four months pregnant. Independence police have not released the victim’s name or age yet. A family friend gathering money to help pay for cremation costs identified her as 19-year-old Karla Brown in an interview with the Kansas City Star. Two others were shot in the leg when gunfire broke out, and the suspected shooter was shot in the back, Independence police said....

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