UPDATE: 2:42 p.m., Wednesday:
A Philadelphia Police Department spokesperson said Wednesday afternoon that they continue to look for murder suspect Devon Guisherd, 27, of Philadelphia.
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A collection site has been set up to help the family of 27-year-old Megan Doto pay the cost of having to bury her and her baby.
Here’s what the donation site says:
Tragically Megan Doto was shot and killed on Sunday morning September 14th. She was sitting outside her apartment in Philadelphia, when a stray bullet hit her. Megan was 9 months pregnant. The baby was delivered via an emergency c section at 11:18am. Baby girl Nicoletta Rose survived but due to the amount of time she lacked oxygen to the brain she could not live. Nicolleta fell asleep in her paternal grandmothers arms, joining her mother in heaven. Family members and friends are left deeply grieving their loss. There will be a funeral this Saturday, but it costs money that neither family has to spare. Please consider giving any amount as a way of showing them love and support. Money raised will go towards funeral costs and if there are additional funds, they will be put into an account for Megan’s 2 surviving children. Thank you all in advance for your love, generosity and support at this tragic time. Much love and blessings.
As of 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, the site has raised several thousand dollars to pay for the funeral.
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Original Story:
Philadelphia police confirmed to LevittownNow.com that they have filed an arrest warrant for a suspect in the shooting death of a former Falls Township woman and her baby.
Credit: Philadelphia Police
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Devon Guisherd, 27, of Philadelphia, is being sought for firing the bullet that struck 26-year-old Megan Doto in the face late Sunday morning, Philadelphia Officer Jillian Russell said.
The 27-year-old North Penn Street resident is considered “armed and dangerous,” according to a poster issued to patrol officers in the city Tuesday morning.
Investigators have stated multiple times that Doto was not the intended target of the shooting.
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Police on Monday said the suspect fired at a white four-door sedan yards from where eight-months pregnant Doto was sitting and watching over a neighbor’s child late Sunday morning. Homicide Captain James Clark said a single bullet traveled from the shooting scene and struck Doto, who died shortly after an emergency C-section was performed to try to save the unborn child. The child died early Monday morning.
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Officials said detectives and patrol officers scattered throughout the area surrounding the shooting scene in the 1500 block of Adams Avenue to gather witness information.
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A $40,000 reward is being offered by the city for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
The a mother of two children with one on the way moved to the city from Falls Township’s Morrisville section within the past few years and lived with her boyfriend. Doto graduated from Pennsbury High School in 2006.
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“It’s very sad and tragic that you have a young lady, 25 years old, in the prime of her life just shot and killed,” Clark told reporters on Monday. “It’s even more tragic that it happened to her baby.”
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to call the Philadelphia Police Department Homicide Unit at 215-686-3334.
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