Pregnant woman shot in head at Orlando apartment complex, shooter in custody, police say

ORLANDO, Fla. — A 28-year-old pregnant woman was shot in the head while sitting in a parked car at Windsor Cove apartments Monday afternoon, according to Orlando police.

The shooting occurred shortly after 5 p.m. at the apartment complex on Mercy Drive.

Three people were sitting in a parked car at the complex when an unknown number of men approached the car and fired eight rounds into it, hitting a woman in the driver's seat in the head, police said.

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The woman was able to drive away from the scene until she crashed into a nearby building.

Officials later apprehended 21-year-old Omari Rodgers in connection with the shooting.

Skywitness video showed at least six patrol cars cordoning off a section of the apartment complex.

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Investigators said two other passengers that were in the same car as the victim were not hurt in the incident.

Family members of the victim said she has kids and is currently pregnant.

The woman's brother-in-law said she is expected to recover, but it is unclear how the trauma of the shooting will impact her unborn child.

Rodgers was booked into the Orange County Jail for attempted murder and made his first court appearance Tuesday.

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