An infant who was delivered after a pregnant woman was shot while riding on a bus in Holyoke, Massachusetts, has died, according to authorities.
The shooting happened before 1 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of Maple Street and Sargeant Street. Police said at the time that multiple people were injured and asked the public to avoid the area.
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The Hampden County District Attorney's Office later said three male suspects were involved in the shooting, and that one of the rounds hit a pregnant woman who was on a public bus.
Prosecutors said the woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Her baby died after being delivered and requiring life-saving services.
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The district attorney's office did not name any of the suspects, but said all had been identified, taken into custody and brought to area hospitals.
Gov. Maura Healey said on social media that "Every life lost to gun violence is a tragedy."
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"I want the public to know that I am equally outraged and frustrated with these senseless acts of violence and illegal activity on our streets," Holyoke Mayor Joshua Garcia said in a statement. "I struggle with it every day attempting to offer a balanced solution. Quite frankly, I have lost my patience. I plan to work with all resources available to me to push this nonsense out of our city."
"There are no words that could be sufficient in the face of what happened today to people in the Holyoke community, including innocent bystanders on a regional transit authority bus," Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Massachusetts' acting transportation secretary, said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with them. And so are our hearts and our sorrow. Our prayers go out to everyone who has been, and will continue to be, affected by this senseless act of violence."
A witness told NBC affiliate WWLP he heard more than six shots. Multiple people called 911 after the shooting.
Images shared by WWLP showed a large number of first responders at the taped-off intersection in downtown Holyoke.
