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KENOSHA, Wis. — A woman and her unborn baby were killed following a shooting in Kenosha late Friday afternoon, according to the Kenosha Police Department. KPD said in a release they found a car near 65th St.

and 13th Ave. with a 22-year-old woman who had been shot inside. The Kenosha Fire Department transported the woman to a local hospital before both she and her unborn child died.



Kenosha police said they are searching for a known male suspect. Police identified him as Lawrence G. Franklin Jr, 25, who is about 5 feet 3 inches and weighs approximately 105 pounds.

He is considered armed and dangerous. TMJ4 does not typically show mugshots in news coverage; however, because Kenosha Police say they're actively looking for this potentially armed and dangerous suspect, we are making an exception. Area neighbor Giselle Gibson said she, unfortunately, expected the worst when she saw a large police presence Friday.

KPD said officers spent hours speaking to witnesses and canvassing the area that night. "It’s absolutely heartbreaking to me especially being a mother,” Gibson said. “I don’t care what was going on in their lives no — nobody deserves that.

Nobody deserves that.” Filemon Galvan told TMJ4’s Tahleel Mohieldin he got home after the police had already arrived but his mother and niece were home when the shooting happened. "They said that there was a loud disagreement in the street between a couple — and her sister was there,” he shared.

“They were kind of .

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