Pregnant teen in ICU after Corsicana double shooting; police seek leads

A pregnant teen is fighting for her life at a Dallas hospital after being shot in the abdomen during a double shooting earlier this week in Corsicana.

According to police, officers responded to the 400 block of South 31st Street around 9 p.m. Sunday after reports that two women had been shot.

Victim identified as teen mother

Family members identified the mother-to-be as 17-year-old Malaina Gonzales.

In addition to Gonzales, who is six months pregnant, her friend was shot in the left forearm, family members told CBS News Texas.

Witness thought it was fireworks

The family, who was hosting a holiday weekend cookout, heard what they said sounded like fireworks, according to police…

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