The Root; Published By: Kalyn Womack
A pregnant woman was fatally shot after being mistaken for someone else, according to ABC News. The incident is the latest shooting immediately following two other shooting incidents that have America debating about gun control.
On April 15, Ralph Yarl, 16, was shot and injured as a result of approaching the wrong residence and being mistaken for a threat. The next day, Kerisha Johnson, 36, was shot after being mistaken for a shooter. Johnson was going to pick up a few people from an Easter event in Baton Rouge when several people began firing at her vehicle, per ABC. Authorities say the shooters believed her vehicle was that of someone who drove by the party earlier, firing shots into the air. Johnson tried to flee but was caught in the hail of bullets. Read more
