Pregnant California mom, 22, has life support turned off after being left brain dead when bullet hit her head

A 22-year-old pregnant mom has been declared brain dead and taken off life support after being shot in the head outside her apartment.Adriana Jimenez was 16 weeks pregnant and had a six-year-old girl when she was attacked in Canoga Park, California, on August 23.“That’s the hardest part, knowing the little girl calls out for her mom and cries for her,” Leonardo Ayala, the victim’s uncle told ABC7.Jimenez and her sister Maria Fernanda Jimenez were sitting in their car, outside of their apartment on Roscoe and Topanga Canyon boulevards, when their attacker walked up to them and shot them.The shooting happened around 8 a.m., according to police, the LA Times reported.

Ayala believes the gunman targeted the car his nieces were in, ABC7 reported.“It was so tragic.I couldn’t believe it,” he told the station.

“Her birthday is on Sept.11.

That day they were going to do the gender reveal for her baby.She was in the front, she was driving the car.

Sadly, her baby also died.”Maria Fernanda suffered two gunshots.One bullet went through her neck, but surprisingly she is expected to be okay.

She is still recovering from injuries however, the LA Times reported.A suspect has been arrested, according to what the family told ABC7.

Walter Francisco Rodriguez Garcia of Gardena, the suspect, was the ex-boyfriend of one of the cousins of the Jimenez sisters.He also operated a barbershop in South L.A.“The case has nothing to do with gangs,” the uncle told the station, responding to previous reports.

“The suspect is someone who is close to the family.He is known to the family.

We don’t understand why he made that decision.” California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.Please provide a valid email.

By clicking above you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.Never miss a story The sisters had gone out with their cousins earlier that morning, the LA Times r...