Pregnant 22-year-old woman shot, killed in car in west Houston

HOUSTON - Police are searching for the suspect who shot and killed a 22-year-old pregnant woman in the passenger seat of a car in southwest Houston.

The shooting occurred around 1:10 p.m. Sunday near the 11200 block of Richmond Avenue.

According to police, the woman’s boyfriend said he had an altercation with an unknown male at a nearby convenience store, and then the boyfriend drove away. The woman was his front-seat passenger.

Police say the suspect was in his vehicle when he fired shots at the car the woman and her boyfriend were in, striking the woman in the back.

"He shot at the car. We're not aware if he's even aware that he struck somebody inside the vehicle," Ryan Evans from HPD said on Sunday afternoon.

The boyfriend then saw Houston Fire Department paramedics at Wilcrest Drive and Richmond Avenue and pulled over for assistance.  HFD paramedics pronounced the woman deceased.

According to HPD, the victim was identified as Brianna Navarro, 22.

Police say the woman's death could be counted as a double murder because she was pregnant.

Authorities described the suspect's vehicle as a dark-colored two-door coupe BMW.

Anyone with information in this case is urged to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.