Tragic Turn: Pregnant Mom Declared Brain Dead After Shooting

A mother in California was declared brain dead after she was shot in the head while 14 weeks pregnant with her second baby.

Adriana Jimenez was shot while sitting in a car alongside her sister Maria Fernanda Jimenez outside of their apartment in the Canoga Park neighborhood on August 23. Her family has since announced that she has officially been declared brain dead.

The siblings’ uncle told KABC on Thursday, September 3, that both Adriana and Maria Fernanda were shot by the gunman. Maria Fernanda was shot twice and is expected to recover. Adriana was shot in the head.