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No deaths at baby shower-turned-brawl

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SPRINGFIELD, Mass., April 6 (UPI) -- Two men and a woman in Springfield, Mass., face charges after a weekend baby shower turned into a brawl that ended with a man shot in the stomach.

Springfield police spokesman Sgt. John Delaney said as well as the shooting on Saturday, several people were struck with a large stick, including a 22-year-old woman who was the guest of honor and is seven months pregnant. The fight stemmed from a heated argument between the victim and another person which escalated.

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A man and woman were charged at the scene and entered pleas of innocent this week, the Springfield Republican reported.

The third man was not apprehended until Wednesday morning by city, state and U.S. marshals. When he was taken to court, no defense lawyer could be found to represent him, the newspaper said. The man was already on probation for possession of a firearm without a license.

The shooting victim is in stable condition at Baystate Medical Center, Delaney said.

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