Mother shot by her child's father at Fargo restaurant ended relationship the night before, sister says

FARGO — Jessica Lopez Garcia assumed Lucia Garcia would forever be her “partner in life.”The sisters had always been close and having babies born just a few months apart, they looked forward to sharing the joys and challenges of parenting.But Lucia Garcia, 21, was taken too soon, shot in the chest by Malik Gill, 24, the father of her baby at a Fargo restaurant where they’d gone for lunch on May 18. She died this week, having suffered significant brain damage during the time her heart stopped after the shooting. Her baby, 7-month-old Dominique, was struck by gunfire but will make a full recovery. Gill died by suicide a few hours after the shooting.The couple’s relationship was rocky at times during their two years together.An arrest warrant was out for Gill on charges of domestic violence and simple assault for a previous incident, in which he was alleged to have shoved Lucia Garcia to the ground and grabbed her by the throat.Lopez Garcia said the night before the shooting, her sister apparently told Gill she was leaving him and that she and the baby would move out of the apartment they shared.The move was expected to happen after her shift…
Read More