A grim event unfolded in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood where, per the Cook County Medical Examiner's office, a newborn named Jesus Castrejon passed away due to complications tied to prematurity; his birth compelled by a tragic shooting that claimed his mother's life just one week prior, NBC Chicago reports.
Early on January 16, Edith Castrejon, 35, was shot in the chest at her residence on the 5800 block of West Newport Avenue – her life was cut short in what escalated from a nightmarish encounter involving a firearm to a bleak medical struggle for her prematurely delivered son, CBS News Chicago shared details of; she was five months pregnant when doctors, in a desperate effort, delivered her baby Jesus who held a mere 25% chance of survival but eventually succumbed to the grim odds.
Investigative leads have since directed Chicago police to a person of interest, although the depth of the surrounding circumstances remains largely under wraps.
Robert Pasco, the boyfriend, having a gun under his pillow, reacted fatally when Castrejon reached for it, shooting her with a 9mm "ghost gun," a weapon without serial numbers typically made from a kit or 3-D printed which Pasco, with prior gun-related convictions, was not lawfully permitted to carry, according to prosecutors. Police said Robert Pasco was sleeping with a gun under his pillow at the time. Pasco now faces charges, according to a police report referenced in the report from CBS News Chicago.
