The Village witnessed a most heinous act on Saturday when a gunman targeted a pregnant woman in a fatal shooting. The 23-year-old Victim was with her mother, waiting for a bus to take them home to their town when she was shot multiple times, killing her and her unborn child. Two lives taken in an instant - one before it could even start - and this devastated family is asking why and demanding answers.
But was the Victim's murder revenge for her brother's alleged crimes? Back in January, a Police Officer relative was charged for the murder of a teenager which happened on the island. And the Victim's family house had been previously targeted. Now that he's in prison, did his sister become the target?
The Reporter went to her home and has this story.
23 year old Jane Urbina was set to give birth in about 2 months and was more than ready to meet her baby. But her journey to motherhood ended before it could really begin, since on Saturday, both she and her baby were killed.
At 3:55 Urbina was at this bus stop in Hattieville after visiting her brother in prison. And while her family may have had some trouble with the law, by her relatives' accounts, Urbina was innocent. That's why her cousin couldn't believe it when she got the news.
Voice of: Cousin of Deceased
"Saturday my aunty called me and told me that they killed my cousin Jane. I don't know why they would do that to her, she hasn't done anybody anything. She went with her mom to visit her brother in prison. And when they told me that, I couldn't believe it, I thought my aunt was playing with me when she tell me they hurt my cousin. Why? Why would they hurt her for, she hasn't done anybody anything, she was pregnant, she was just joyful to have her kid. All we want please just give us justice at least for my cousin."
And she's begging for justice for Urbina since she said that the family hasn't received it for the murders of two other family members, including Urbina's grandmother, Miriam Castellanos.
Voice of: Cousin of Deceased
"I guess in 2016 or 2015 or more back, they killed my cousin, we don't have any justice in this family, the same thing with my aunty Miriam, they just killed her, a cold blooded murder. My cousin's mom, she just grieved last year, now she has to grieve again for her daughter, the apple of her eye because she help her mom through everything. When her mom has sugar, bad sugar and lie in that bed, it's Jane who is there for her. Jane help her mom with everything, I don't know why they have to take away my cousin and kill her like that. And hurt that little baby so bad."
And aside from these two incidents, another of their relatives' had his house shot at after receiving threats.
But while it is an unspeakable act to target a pregnant woman and her unborn child, Urbina's cousin said that before the murder, she was also being threatened.
Courtney Menzies:
"When Lionel's house got shot up, he was receiving threats, was Ms Jane receiving any threats?"
Voice of: Cousin of Deceased
"Yes she was, on her phone. Sometimes they go to visit me and she was receiving threats on her phone but she doesn't have anything, she's innocent so she told the guy I don't have anything to do with this so she just, they don't report it, the police don't do anything, I'm not sure if they reported it but I saw the police didn't do anything about it, they just based on what my cousin did. He was an officer, he was helping the other guy that they were chancing and for some reason that got out of hand and now he's the bad person for being an officer for helping the community."
And now while this family grieves yet another time, they're demanding more from the police.
Voice of: Cousin of Deceased
"From those things happened the police should have done their job and let us feel safe around this neighborhood, they don't do patrols here, maybe they said they would do it one or two times after that they just forget about this family."
"A little justice at least for the family to feel at ease, you know, don't make this go like that, it's unfair for them to just take away her life and leave it just like that."
"Jane was a loving girl, always happy, and smiling, I can't [crying]."
"It would have been her first baby, she was so happy about this baby. She told me, I can't wait to meet my baby."
And she would have met her baby in September, but now this family will have to lay both mother and child to rest.
