A heavily pregnant woman was killed in a drive-by shooting just one day before her baby shower.
Jennifer Hernandez, 20, who was eight months pregnant, was found dead in the car in North Harris County, Texas, on Friday night.
The car she was in was sprayed with bullets in a suspected road-rage shooting, tragically killing both mother and unborn child.
According to local media, Jennifer was expecting a baby boy - and the Harris County Sheriff's Office said Hernandez was found in the passenger seat of the vehicle, reportedly a blue Nissan Sentra.
Her 17-year-old boyfriend was shot twice, but survived..
"We are absolutely devastated by Jennifer’s passing," a GoFundMe page for Hernandez states.
"Nana was a wonderful daughter, a wonderful sister, and would have been a wonderful mother."
The vehicle reportedly had numerous bullet holes in the car doors and in the windows, and Jennifer was taken to hospital where she was declared dead.
The couple had reportedly been leaving a Shell petrol station when a white sedan with tinted windows sped up alongside their vehicle and fired multiple rounds into car, according to the police.
The authorities are reportedly still looking for the white vehicle, which had a paper licence plate, and its driver.
The police believe that the incident could be road rage, but Jennifer's unnamed boyfriend reportedly told them that they had not exchanged a word before the shooting.
The victim's family told local media that Jennifer was looking forward to the future and was preparing to open a nail business.
Her baby boy was set to be the family's first grandchild and nephew, according to local media, with the family saying they want the person responsible to be held to account.
The investigation is ongoing.
