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Chicago Infant Johnylah Watkins Dies of Gun Wounds

HeadlineMar 13, 2013

A six-month-old baby girl shot in a drive-by attack in Chicago has died of her wounds. Johnylah Watkins and her father were shot on Monday afternoon while he was changing her diaper in a parked minivan. The baby underwent surgery overnight, but died on Tuesday morning. Her father remains hospitalized in critical condition. A spokesperson for the family, Reverend Corey Brooks, said: “The city of Chicago should be outraged that in our city a six-month-old baby could be shot and killed.”

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