Pregnant woman, unborn child both alive after shooting at Clinton Township apartment

DETROIT – A pregnant woman and her unborn child survived after the expecting mother was shot in the abdomen. The woman is hospitalized and the shooter is not in custody. The shooting happened early Thursday morning at the Eastwood Village Apartments on Harper Avenue in Clinton Township.

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