Mother shot in Fargo may not survive

A Moorhead woman shot by her boyfriend at a Fargo restaurant last week is struggling to survive.

In a GoFundMe page the family of Lucia Garcia says the 21-year old has significant brain swelling. It goes on to say Garcia lost a lot of blood and didn’t have a pulse for 15 minutes – and doctors aren’t giving much hope for a recovery. The family post goes on to say Lucia is a fighter and her son needs her.

Police say the shooting took place at Plaza Azteca Mexican Restaurant shortly after 1:45 p.m., Wednesday. The suspect, 24-year-old Malik Lamar Gill, of Moorhead, Minnesota, continued shooting at the woman when she ran outside while carrying the infant. The baby is expected to survive.

Gill was later involved in a police pursuit that ended when the vehicle crashed into some trees after driving over stop sticks. Police say he died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.