EAST CHICAGO, Ind. A man who shot his pregnant girlfriend in the face now faces a murder charge in connection with her death.
23 year old Fabian Gomez of Whiting also is charged with aggravated battery, battery and criminal recklessness. Lake County Prosecutor Bernard Carter announced the new charge yesterday.
25 year old Jennifer Montejano of East Chicago was eight months pregnant when she was shot Dec. 28. She suffered a .38-caliber gunshot wound that left her in a coma for more than a week before she died.
The night she was shot, doctors delivered a 5-pound, 9-ounce girl by emergency Caesarean section.
Gomez has told police the shooting was accidental.
A jury trial is scheduled for Oct. 22.
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