Paperwork snafu botched arrest of man before he killed pregnant woman, DA says

Apreona Harris

Apreona Harris, 26, died after she was shot outside of the Rescue Mission in Syracuse, Friday, Dec. 15. She was 9 months pregnant, but her baby survived. (Photo Provided by Alisha Carter)Alisha Carter

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Syracuse, N.Y. — Apreona Harris, who was pregnant, went to police in October to try to get charges filed against a man she said assaulted her.

But the man was never arrested. Two months later, the man shot her in the head near the Rescue Mission in Syracuse, authorities said.

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