Police identify woman who was shot, killing her and her baby

Police have identified the 39-year-old pregnant woman who was fatally shot in the chest Friday in North Philadelphia as Ishan Charmidah Rahman.

A 40-year old man who was also shot but survived drove Rahman to Temple University Hospital, where doctors performed an emergency C-section, but the baby boy died.

Rahman and the boy are considered the 53rd and 54th homicides this year, police spokesperson Eric McLaurin said. This is a 23% increase in homicides compared with this time last year, according to police statistics.

The woman was in the passenger seat of a Chevrolet van when the shooting on Ninth Street between Dauphin and York Streets broke out Friday about 5:55 p.m., police said. Rahman was shot in her chest and the 40-year old man, the driver, was shot in his chest and left shoulder.

Rahman was pronounced dead at the hospital at 6:03 p.m. After the C-section, the baby was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m.

The baby is the 516th child under 18 shot in Philadelphia since the beginning of 2015.

The male victim, whose name was not released, remains in critical condition, police said. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing.