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UPDATE, 10\/19\/2020:<\/strong> Four days after 35-year-old Stacey Jones was shot in the back while standing outside of her Chicago home, her newborn boy has passed away. The Associated Press reported<\/a> the tragic news, and quoted Baker’s father about the loss. <\/p>\n

\u201cYou took something from my family, from me. You took my heart, my firstborn, the sweetest little thing,” Tommy Baker said. \u201cIt\u2019s a loss that I\u2019ll never get over.\u201d<\/p>\n

ORIGINAL ARTICLE, 10\/16\/2020: <\/STRONG>Shortly after midnight on Tuesday, October 13, 2020, police discovered Stacey Jones <\/span>unresponsive<\/span><\/a> on the doorsteps of her home in Jeffrey Manor on Chicago\u2019s South Side. Jones, eight months pregnant, was shot multiple times in the back.\u00a0 She was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center for care, but was pronounced dead at 1 AM.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shortly after Jones\u2019s death, doctors were able to deliver her baby boy, who was not struck by gunfire. Jones\u2019s newborn son was taken to Comer Children\u2019s Hospital where he is currently in critical condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

The community is hopeful that the baby will thrive in spite of the tragic nature of his premature birth. Should a preborn child be killed during an assault on his mother, Illinois\u2019 fetal homicide laws may apply.<\/span><\/p>\n

Illinois is one of 38 states with fetal homicide <\/span>laws<\/span><\/a>. Illinois state law defines an \u201cunborn child\u201d as \u201cany individual of the human species from the implantation of an embryo until birth.\u201d Furthermore, the Illinois laws apply penalties to offenders who cause the death of a preborn child whether intentional or not, except in instances in which the mother has consented to an abortion. Fetal homicide laws speak to the <\/span>personhood<\/span><\/a> of preborn children and place legal value on their lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Heartbreaking: Teen mom grieves after preborn son is killed in drive-by shooting<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to her newborn, Jones leaves behind two sons, ages 7 and 11. Jones is <\/span>remembered<\/span><\/a> by her parents and three siblings as a \u201cdevoted mother\u201d who was thrilled to be expecting her third child. Jones moved to Chicago two years ago to accept a position as a Cook County probation officer. Jones was just a few weeks shy of her 36<\/span>th<\/span> birthday.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chicago police have identified a suspect in the case, with charges <\/span>pending<\/span><\/a>. Police\u00a0have not yet uncovered a motive for Jones\u2019s murder, but news reports state that it is suspected to have been a planned attack.\u00a0“They weren’t quick shots. They were measured shots, and whoever did it wanted to do it,” neighbor Elliott Cobb said, according to ABC7 Chicago<\/a>. Another neighbor reported hearing two shots fired.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jones’s cousin Daisy Johnson initiated a GoFundMe <\/span>fundraiser<\/span><\/a>, collecting donations to help support Jones’s children and the family who will now care for them.<\/span><\/p>\n

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UPDATE, 10\/19\/2020: Four days after 35-year-old Stacey Jones was shot in the back while standing outside of her Chicago home, her newborn boy has passed away. The Associated Press reported the tragic news, and quoted Baker’s father about the loss. \u201cYou took something from my family, from me. You took my heart, my firstborn, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":760,"featured_media":233018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[9455,3473],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nPreborn baby survives mother\u2019s fatal shooting in Chicago<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shortly after Jones\u2019s death, doctors were able to deliver her baby boy, who was not struck by gunfire. 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