Police today were searching for suspected gang members who opened fire in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood on Halloween night, killing a pregnant woman who was returning from trick-or-treating with her three children.

No one was in custody for the shooting, which occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 4800 block of South Seeley Avenue, an area known for gang activity, police said this morning.

The victim, Leticia Barrera, 38, had just returned to her home with her three children, ages 2, 5 and 7, and was standing out front when shots rang out from about a half a block away, police said. She was hit in the head by gunfire but was not the intended target, according to police. The children were not hurt.

Barrera was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy was scheduled for later today.

The woman was believed to have been about seven months pregnant, Chicago Fire Department Cmdr. Will Knight said.

Deering District Capt. Edward Griffin said police were looking for two males, believed to be in their teens, wearing dark hooded sweat shirts. A police source said the gunman was wearing a Wolfman mask.

A resident on the block said he heard nine shots and saw at least two males believed to be involved in the shooting, wearing Halloween masks and dark-colored clothing.

“I turned and saw the lady fall to the floor,” said the resident, who declined to be identified.

Police said the suspects were standing under a police crime camera when the shooting occurred. Footage from the camera, installed because of the high crime rate in the area, will be reviewed by investigators, police said.

Lupe Alvarez, who lives a block away from the shooting, said: “It’s just terrible. Why did they have to do it when there are kids around? We have a lot of questions.”

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