MINNEAPOLIS — A man has been charged in the fatal shooting of a pregnant woman and wounding a man, according to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office.
Zachary Robinson, 27, was charged with second-degree murder, second-degree assault and felon in possession of a gun, prosecutors said.
There is a warrant out for his arrest, and police are looking for him.
On July 5, police responded to a shooting on the George Floyd memorial site, where they found a shot-up Ford Explorer a block away with Leneesha Columbus outside the vehicle with apparent gunshot wounds. Bystanders were attempting life-saving measures on her.
Witnesses told police they saw Robinson and Columbus arguing near her vehicle, in a parking lot. When Columbus drove away, Robinson fired shots into her vehicle, officials said.
Robinson is the father of the baby Columbus was carrying, according to the criminal complaint.
A man confronted Robinson and asked what he was doing. Robinson shot the main in the foot, the complaint states.
Columbus died from a gunshot to her back. Doctors were able to deliver the baby but it's in critical condition.
Robinson has a history of assaults and is not allowed to posses a firearm.
