Amite man arrested for murder after shooting pregnant woman

AMITE – A man has been arrested on murder charges after his pregnant girlfriend was shot, according to the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office.

Demarcus Womack, 22, was charged with second-degree murder, second-degree murder (feticide) and obstruction of justice.

According to TPSO, officers went to a home on Bankston Road in Amite around 7 a.m. after finding a 19-year-old unresponsive. Officers determined that Aieron Thomas, who was 13 weeks pregnant, was shot in the chest. She died as a result.

Officials say Womack was Thomas' lifelong friend and that he admitted to the shooting and hid evidence.

Image by Demarcus Womack provided by TPSO.