Mother of pregnant woman killed says she forgives shooter

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As New Orleans police search for the person responsible for killing a pregnant woman on Monday (Aug. 16), 36-year-old Roshelle Lemon’s mother remembers her as a joy to be around.

“I don’t wish that on no mother. No mother at all,” Deborah Lemon told FOX 8 two days after the shooting. “No parents. No mother. I don’t wish that on nobody. But only the good lord knows what happened and that’s who I rely on and who I talk to. I know God’s going to solve this case. I know this.”

Roshelle was shot inside of a car at the intersection of Louisa Street and Higgins Boulevard in the Desire neighborhood.

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Deborah says she doesn’t know much about the circumstances surrounding her daughter’s death.

Roshelle was seven months pregnant. The unborn child was pronounced dead at a local hospital a short time after the attack. She leaves behind two young boys.

“I miss my child. I miss talking to her. She calls me all day and if she’s not calling me, I’m calling her,” Deborah said.

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Deborah says she forgives the shooter, even if people think she’s crazy.

“I don’t know why you would have done that to my child. I don’t know what you was thinking about. A pregnant woman? I don’t know. I really don’t know. I just feel sorry for them but in my heart and you know people might think I’m crazy, but God is a forgiving God and I’m going to forgive them,” she said.

Police are still searching for the shooter in this case. If you know anything, call Crime Stoppers.

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