Pregnant Woman Shot 3 Times Downtown

Police say both the woman and her baby are expected to survive

San Diego police are looking for the person who shot a pregnant woman Sunday night in the East Village.

According to police, the woman was with a group of people in front of a residential hotel at 940 Park Boulevard. Just before 6:30 p.m., a man walked up and shot the woman three times.

She was taken to the UCSD Medical Center. Police Lt. Paul Phillips said both the 31-year-old woman and her baby are expected to survive.

Several people witnessed the shooting, including Veronica McNeil.

โ€œThe next thing I know, a guy came up and shot three times. Pow, pow, pow,โ€ McNeil said.

McNeil said the woman had been shot in the stomach.

โ€œShe was just worried about her baby, was the baby alright in her stomach,โ€ she said.

Police described the suspect as a tall, thin man in his 20s who was wearing a baseball cap, dark leather jacket and beige shorts. Witnesses saw him drive away in an older white pickup truck.

When asked about a motive, Lt. Phillips said, โ€œIโ€™m not sure if anything was said or an argument. Itโ€™s possible. Again, weโ€™re going to look at that and talk to everyone who was there.โ€

The experience left residents shaken.

โ€œI was trying to save myself,โ€ McNeil said. โ€œI was smelling the gun powder, and my ears were ringing from the shots.โ€

The San Diego Police Department's Gang Unit is investigating the incident.

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