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Claire Gilbody-Dickerson

Pregnant woman, 31, shot dead at own baby shower 'while trying to break up fight'

A pregnant woman was shot dead during her own baby shower as she reportedly tried to break up a fight.

Shanice Young, 31, was tragically found with a gunshot wound to her head and unresponsive when police called to the scene in New York, US at about 1:15am on Saturday.

She was trying to break up a fight between two men when she was shot, according to ABC7.

Police said one of the men involved was the woman's ex-boyfriend, who had not been invited.

One of the men involved in the fight was her ex who hadn't been invited to the party (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The gunman was believed to be wearing a camouflage mask, police sources quoted by the New York Post have said.

The victim was rushed to the New York City Health + Hospitals in Harlem, where she was sadly pronounced dead.

The tragedy occurred during her own baby shower at West 128th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, Manhattan.

No arrests have been made yet while inquiries are ongoing.

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