Lakeville Shooting: 2 Murder Charges Filed In Pregnant Woman's Death

LAKEVILLE, MN — Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena announced Monday that a second murder charge against Donte R. McCray in a deadly Lakeville shooting.

Police said McCray, 32, of St. Louis Park fatally shot 31-year-old Kyla Bianca O’Neal. She was nine months pregnant at the time.

Following the shooting, medical personnel delivered O’Neal's son through an emergency cesarian section. The newborn, Messiah O'Neal, died nine days later at Hennepin Healthcare.

Messiah O'Neal died of "complications of firearm-related maternal death status-post emergent cesarean section," according to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner.

McCray was the biological father of the child, according to police. He now faces two counts of second-degree murder. If convicted, he could receive up to 40 years in prison.

McCray’s bail was set at $2,000,000 with conditions.

"We’re proud of the efforts of our first responders and medical professionals who worked so diligently to give this baby a chance at life," Lakeville police commander William Gerl told Patch in an email last week.

"This is a difficult development for so many who rallied around this little boy."