CINCINNATI – Authorities say two men have opened fire on a party where a pregnant woman was to reveal her child’s gender, killing a woman and wounding eight people, including the expectant mother and three children.
The pregnant woman tells WXIX-TV she lost her baby after being shot in the leg in Colerain Township, near Cincinnati.
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The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
The children are hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. The five adults were treated at a Cincinnati hospital, where one is listed in critical condition.
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Police have released few details about the shooting. Colerain Township police didn’t immediately return a call Sunday.
The gunmen were dressed in black and broke into the home while guests watched a movie.
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