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Man wanted for allegedly shooting pregnant woman, killing unborn baby now in custody

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CLEVELAND — A Cleveland man wanted for allegedly shooting a 19-year-old girl and killing her unborn baby has turned himself over to authorities, according to the U.S. Marshals Service.

Arnell Johnson, 21, turned himself in to authorities early Tuesday morning.

Johnson was wanted on an aggravated murder charge for a shooting that happened on July 30. According to authorities, Johnson and two others fired shots at a parked car in a drive-by shooting near East 110th Street and Crestwood Avenue.

The woman, who was six months pregnant, was struck by gunfire. She was transported to a nearby hospital where her unborn child died.

All three of the suspected shooters are now in custody.

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