MINNEAPOLIS — The mother of 31-year-old Kyla O'Neal, the pregnant woman who was shot and killed outside an Amazon warehouse in Lakeville earlier this month, told KARE 11 Tuesday that O'Neal's baby has also died.
O'Neal's mother, Katina, says baby Messiah was taken off of a ventilator at HCMC Tuesday night. O'Neal was rushed to the hospital following the Jan. 8 shooting, where doctors were able to deliver Messiah via cesarean section, but O'Neal did not survive.
The family was cautious about the baby's chance of survival from the start. O'Neal's mother told KARE 11 in the days following the shooting that the little boy had "no brain activity; he's not breathing on his own."
Two days after her death, O'Neal's fiance and father of Messiah, 32-year-old Donte McCray, was charged with second-degree murder. Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena added that additional charges would likely be filed against McCray if the boy died. Those charges are likely to come sometime this week.
According to court records, McCray and O'Neal already had a young child together. In total, O'Neal's death left behind four children, including Messiah.
McCray's next court appearance is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 19 at 9 a.m.
A GoFundMe has been set up to assist Katina as she takes care of O'Neal's other three kids, which can be found here.
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