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Pastor's Pregnant Wife Killed In Indianapolis Home Invasion

Last updated on Friday, November 13, 2015

(INDIANAPOLIS) - The pregnant wife of an Indianapolis pastor has died after police said she was shot during a robbery at her home.

Office Manager Marchele Hall of the Marion County Coroner's office said Thursday that 28-year-old Amanda Blackburn was pronounced dead Wednesday. She had been on life support. Hall says an autopsy would be performed Thursday.

The Indianapolis Star reports that Indianapolis police are investigating Tuesday morning's shooting as a robbery. Police have revealed few details about the attack.

Blackburn moved with her husband, Davey Blackburn, in 2012 from South Carolina to Indianapolis to found the Resonate Church. The independent church is located on Indianapolis' north side.

The couple had a toddler son, Weston, and they recently announced that Amanda Blackburn was 12 weeks pregnant with her second child.

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