A Louisiana woman who was nine months pregnant was killed along with her unborn child when three teenagers opened fire on her car in an apparent case of mistaken identity.
Kerisha Johnson, 36, was found dead in her car after she was shot early Sunday morning while trying to pick up partygoers at a “teen party” in Baton Rouge, according to an arrest warrant.
During their investigation, police found that the event was promoted as an Easter party, attended by mostly teens.
Detectives learned that Johnson was driving toward the party when “several individuals” began firing at her white sedan – believing she was someone who, driving a similar car, earlier shot into the air near the party, according to the warrant.
Johnson attempted to flee but was struck by gunfire, killing her and her unborn child, according to the warrant.
“It was just senseless,She was an innocent person.”
Deanna Williams, a childhood friend of Johnson, said
According to the warrant, the three men were caught on camera “raising firearms, pointing them at the victim’s vehicle and then firing” before fleeing the scene.
They admitted to police that they were armed at the time of the shooting.
“They all stated that they believed the white car was a vehicle from earlier in the night where [an] occupant had fired a round into the air as it drove past the teen party,” police wrote in the warrant.
Porch told police that he provided Parker and Curry with guns before the shooting. While fleeing the scene, Porch was shot by an unknown shooter and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
The gunmen were each charged with second-degree murder and first-degree feticide, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department.
