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Pregnant Columbus Woman Gives Birth After Being Shot

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published August 3, 2017 at 5:45 AM EDT

A Columbus teen and her newborn baby are hospitalized after a shooting yesterday in Linden.  Columbus police say the 16-year-old girl gave birth after being shot on Grasmere Avenue.  Officers arrested Christopher Blount for what's being called an accidental shooting. Police have not released the names of the mother and child, but say both are doing well.
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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