The victim who died in the Thursday afternoon wild West Ward drive-by shooting was pregnant.
Manei Glover (submitted photo)
Manei Glover, 22, was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center shortly after the grisly 1:40 p.m. shooting on the 100 block of North Hermitage Avenue. An autopsy performed on Friday confirmed Glover was pregnant at the time of her death, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
In addition to killing Glover, the shooting incident also wounded two men ages 48 and 74, authorities said. The preliminary police investigation revealed four individuals were sitting inside a minivan with a fifth individual standing near the driver’s side door when another vehicle pulled alongside the minivan and began firing multiple gunshots, according to the prosecutor’s office.
The 48-year-old victim suffered a gunshot wound to his hip; the 74-year-old victim suffered a gunshot wound to his neck, and both of them were being treated at the trauma center, officials said on Friday.
Sources say Glover was shot at least once to her head. The prosecutor’s office confirmed her death is not being investigated as a double homicide case.
New Jersey does not have a fetal homicide law on the books. In many states across America, killing a pregnant woman would be considered a double homicide.
Police as of Friday afternoon have not made any arrests in connection with Thursday’s fatal drive-by shooting but have recovered a possible suspect vehicle. Officials did not disclose any automotive details about the possible suspect vehicle but said it was reported stolen.
Ironically, Glover in December 2014 was arrested and charged with unlawful taking of an automobile and issued a summons for having a suspended driver’s license.
Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at (609) 989-6406 or the Trenton Crime Stoppers tip line at (609) 278-8477.