Update: Shot Bank Teller Loses Twins
(Pictured: Jason and Katherin Shuffield)
Indianapolis, IN: The twins a pregnant bank teller was carrying when she was shot during a robbery this week have died, the Marion County coroner's office said Friday.
One of Katherin Shuffield's twins was born dead, and the other died after birth, said Marion County's chief deputy coroner, Alfarena Ballew. One death happened Thursday night, and the other Friday morning, the coroner's office told 6News' Jack Rinehart.
Shuffield, 30, of Franklin, was five months pregnant when she was shot in the lower abdomen Tuesday in a robbery at Huntington National Bank, 2030 N. Post Road. Police said a gunman entered the bank, jumped the teller counter and shot Shuffield before taking money and leaving.
Shuffield's husband, Jason, said in a statement that his wife remained in critical condition at Methodist Hospital.
"Katherin's recovery is our top priority," he said.
Officials had said no bullet struck the fetuses, but Shuffield's appendix and a large part of her small intestines had to be removed.
Meanwhile, several men who police said were arrested Wednesday in connection with the robbery will not faces charges in the robbery and shooting, but one will be charged on suspicion of lying to investigators, officials said Friday. Authorities said the arrests were made based on false information from one of the arrestees, Shed James Jr., 25.
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