Police seek Champaign man accused of shooting pregnant woman

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WAND) - A search warrant has been issued for a man accused of shooting a pregnant woman in Champaign.

Police said a 33-year-old woman was in a vehicle when the suspect approach. There was a domestic argument before officers said he hit her in the head with a gun and shot her in the upper body.

The woman then tried to drive herself to the hospital and was involved in a crash near the area of 4th Street and Springfield Avenue. It is believed the victim and family member involved in the crash both were not seriously injured.

Police identified the suspect in he shooing as 23-year-old Desmond Godbolt of Champaign. He is wanted for aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated battery to a pregnant person. Bond on his warrant is set at $750,000.

Authorities described Godbolt as Black, 5-foot-9 in height and 160 pounds in weight. He has black hair and brown eyes.

female victim wounded in a Champaign shooting is eight months pregnant, per police.

She was found in a crashed car in Champaign Friday afternoon. Police said they responded to the area of 4th Street and Springfield Avenue and found shell casings in the area.

According to law enforcement, the shooting stemmed from an altercation between a male and female person. Someone shot a weapon and the female person was hit.

She was still in the hospital before 5 p.m. Friday.