JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 36-year-old woman accused of shooting a pregnant woman in the stomach and killing her unborn child was convicted Thursday of second-degree murder.
Virginia Wyche, 36, was also convicted of attempted second-degree murder in the April 2014 shooting incident.
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According to court documents, the victim, Markeisha Brooks, went to Wyche's Nothwest Jacksonville home to discuss a disagreement they had on social media.
While Brooks and Wyche were having a verbal argument, Wyche pulled out a gun and shot Brooks once in the stomach. Brooks was six months pregnant at the time, and her unborn child did not survive.
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Wyche now faces a minimum mandatory of 50 years and up to life in prison. She will be sentenced the week of Aug. 31.