A 17-year-old woman in her third trimester of being pregnant was gunned down in a highway rage incident in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, over the weekend.
In response to the Tangipahoa Sheriff’s Division, Katelynn Strate was a passenger in a car with two others when one other driver started tailgating them.
The opposite driver, 54-year-old Barry West, fired a shot, and it struck Katelynn Strate within the head.
Katelynn Strate delivered her child at 27 weeks earlier than she was taken off life help. The infant is reportedly wholesome and within the NICU.
“We’re elevating funds in reminiscence of Katelynn Strate, age 17 who tragically misplaced her life in a highway rage incident yesterday morning in Ponchatoula Louisiana whereas 27 weeks pregnant. Her child survived, and we are actually searching for assist to cowl funeral bills for Katelynn, medical payments, and the important child objects wanted by her grandmother, who will now be caring for the child. Any help you may supply is deeply appreciated,” the household stated on a GoFundMe web page.
WBRZ reported:
A 17-year-old who was in her third trimester of being pregnant was shot in a road-rage incident over the weekend in Tangipahoa Parish.
Members of the family say Katelynn Strate is predicted to be taken off of life help Monday, however her child was delivered and is wholesome.
The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Workplace stated Strate was a passenger in a automobile with two different folks round 9 a.m. Sunday once they encountered Barry West.
Deputies stated West, 54, and the opposite driver had been brake-checking and tailgating one another earlier than West fired a shot and Strate was hit within the head.
When the motive force of her car realized what had occurred, he drove her to a hospital instantly. Her child was delivered at 27 weeks and is in an NICU. The household is asking for assist masking funeral prices.
BREAKING: Katelyn Strate together with a 7 month unborn child gunned down whereas driving residence (Louisiana)
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