Heroic mother dies shielding her 11-month baby from flying bullets in quadruple shooting
22-year-old mother Dawn Boyd gave her life saving her 11-month-old daughter during a freak shooting incident in West Philadelphia
A quadruple shooting in West Philadelphia claimed the life of a brave mother who shielded her baby from the shots fired.
Dawn Boyd, a 22-year-old mom, was talking to three others outside a friend's house when suddenly a vehicle drove up in front of them and a gunman opened fire. As soon as Boyd heard the shots, she quickly grabbed her 11-month-old daughter and shielded her from the flying bullets.
It was later found that the young mother was shot over a dozen times across her body, including several times in both legs, her left arm, and chest. Despite the best efforts of paramedics who rushed her to the hospital in an extremely critical condition, Boyd succumbed to her injuries and died on Sunday, the Daily Mail reported.
