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Pregnant Woman Fatally Shot Trying To Break Up Fight at Her Baby Shower

A pregnant mother was shot in the face and killed early Sunday while trying to break up a fight at her baby shower.

Officers responded to the home in Harlem shortly after 1 a.m. and found Shanice Young, 31, unconscious and unresponsive, WPIX reported.

She was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals, where she was pronounced dead, according to WABC.

Officials said Young was a mother of four expecting her fifth child, although it wasn’t clear how far along she was.

Sources told WPIX Young was trying to break up a fight between her boyfriend and an ex-boyfriend, who WABC said had not been invited to the shower.

Police have not made any arrests nor released information about the shooter.

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