Doctors Forced To Deliver Baby After Pregnant Woman Shot At Dallas CVS Saturday

DALLAS, TX. (THECOUNT) — The pregnant woman was transported to Presbyterian Hospital after being shot at a Dallas CVS, was admitted into surgery immediately, according to police.

Doctors were forced to deliver the baby. Police say at this time the mother and baby are in critical but stable condition.

A pregnant woman underwent emergency surgery Saturday morning after being shot multiple times during a robbery at a CVS store near Gerald Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, according to reports.

University Park police responded after 6:30 a.m. Saturday morning to reports of an armed robbery with possible shots fired at the CVS located in the 3000 block of Mockingbird Lane, say police. When police arrived, they discovered a woman suffering from at least two gunshot injuries.

Investigators say the woman, who is eight months pregnant, was working at the store when she was confronted by an armed man demanding money. He shot her twice before running away from the store empty handed, reports NBCDFW.

The woman was undergoing surgery at last check, police said. Officers said they did not have an update on her condition or the condition of her unborn child.

A second store employee inside the building at the time was not hurt, police said.

Investigators described the suspect as being 6-feet-tall and wearing heavy, dark-colored winter clothing with a hood. His face was covered, police said.

No arrests have been made as of this writing.

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