Police: Man killed girlfriend to prevent birth of baby

A man charged in the slaying of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and the baby who died four days later allegedly shot her to prevent her from giving birth, Chicago police said.

“He did not want her to carry this pregnancy through,” Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said during a briefing in which he announced that Corey Deering, 39, of Chicago had been charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of Stacey Jones and her baby.

Jones, 35, was eight months pregnant when she was found shot twice on Oct. 13. She died after doctors delivered the baby, police said. The newborn was not hit but lived only four days.