Prosecutors: Pregnant teen begged for her life before gunman shot her

[The Northerner]

Moments before she was slain last week on Chicago's Southwest Side, 17-year-old Charinez Jefferson begged the gunman not to shoot because she was pregnant, prosecutors said today.

Despite her plea, Timothy Jones, 18, opened fire on Jefferson anyway, yelling an expletive at her as he shot her in the head, prosecutors said. He then stood over her as she lay on the ground and fired several more times, striking her in the chest and back.

Jefferson was pronounced dead a short time later, but doctors were able to successfully deliver her baby boy, who remained in critical condition today, Assistant State's Attorney John Dillon said.

"Tests are expected to be performed to determine whether the child has any brain activity, as there are concerns over the child possibly suffering from oxygen deprivation after the victim had been shot," Dillon told Judge Laura Sullivan.

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[RC]

1. If the baby had a gun, it could have save its mother.

Yeah, that's the ticket, we need more guns

[TheWraith]

5. So you're exploiting a dead pregnant teenager to push an agenda?

That's pretty twisted.

[The Doctor.]

17. That's sick.

WTH is wrong with you that you would even suggest such a thing?

[Cali_Democrat]

2. If only she had a gun!

:sarcasm:

[Rex]

3. Horrible.

Guns don't kill people...wait, yes they do. That is what they were designed to do and they are very good at their job. What kind of sick animal shoots a pregnant kid? And now the baby...what to do about the poor child who will probably be braindead. Of course, one could argue that if he had a knife he would have just hacked her to peices so the gun arguement that is about to insue on this thread has no merrit. He wanted her dead, BANG, dead.

[Dreamer Tatum]

4. I'd throw the switch myself. nt

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[Angry Dragon]

7. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Fred Engels]

13. Sorry, I thought DUers had functioning sarcsamometers.

My bad.

[Initech]

10. self delete

[Fred Engels]

14. Huh?

What does that mean?

[Initech]

15. Sorry, I didn't realize this post was sarcastic.

Even still, save that for some other thread.

[cali]

8. this thread is sickening. It will only get worse.

What a terribly sad story. Lock up the perp and throw away the key.

[Dreamer Tatum]

11. No, what that asshole did is sickening. Nt

[JI7]

9. he killed her because he she was with some rival gang member ?

the rival gang member ran away so he just killed her ?

[Initech]

12. This is so wrong on so many levels.

[Liberal_in_LA]

16. sickening. RIP Charinez