5-month-old Killed in Drive-by Shooting

The DailyMail reports that a 5-month-old baby was killed in a drive-by shooting on Friday night (6/25/2022).

Cecilia Thomas was in a car with her father when a woman opened fire on her father and she sustained fatal injuries. She was transported to a hospital and died from her injuries. A 41 year-old man, in a separate car from Cecilia Thomas, also sustained a gunshot wound to the eye. Reportedly, he is in a stable condition.

The woman fled the scene and police currently have no suspects in custody.

Ja’Mal Green, who is a community activist running for mayor, is offering a $5,000 reward for any information that leads to the conviction of the shooter. 

CBS News has reported a murder rate of 18.26 per 100,000 citizens in Chicago. At least 20 different people were shot in the city over the weekend. CBS News has named Chicago the 28th deadliest city in America.

Crisis responder Andrew Holmes spoke to the baby's mother said she was heartbroken and 'distraught’:

“That's a five-month-old baby. Nine months she carried that baby, nourished that baby. And it take a damn fool to discharge that weapon and take baby's life.”

He also had words for the unknown shooter: “I hope you don't have no children yourself. Because if you do, you shouldn't sleep at night, you should just turn yourself here knowing you got to look at your child every night. And you done take this lady's child. The baby rested right now, but ain't gonna be no peace with that family the rest of their life.”