Pregnant Woman Dead In Murder/Suicide

"UNION, SC — A group of Fairfield County children `were in close proximity` to an Upstate shooting that left two people dead on Tuesday, according to Union police.

"Officers said the children were at Veterans Park in Union on a field trip with the Fairfield County Recreation Department when the shooting happened. Investigators said Kerry Brown, 34, approached 20-year-old Rosemary Lee around 1:00pm and shot her several times with a pistol before turning the gun on himself.

"Officers said Lee was pregnant, and was with her family when she was killed. Police didn't say whether her baby survived. Investigators aren't sure what happened before the shooting.

"Police said none of the children present were injured during the shooting, but were in close proximity to the incident. Counseling is being provided by Fairfield County Sheriffs' Office in Fairfield.

"Officers said Brown has an extensive criminal record dating back to 1996, and could not lawfully possess a firearm."

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