Man accused of fatally shooting pregnant woman arrested in Cayman Islands

Shooting forced delivery of baby; child died 12 days after birth

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of shooting a pregnant woman, killing her and her child has been arrested in the Cayman Islands, a local news outlet reported.

Cayman News reported that the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service caught up to Collier, 28, Wednesday afternoon.

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It is likely Collier will be extradited to Florida.

Police said Wayne Collier, 28, shot Heidy Bowen multiple times just after 5 a.m. on Nov. 3 at a home in northwest Miami-Dade County. The shooting caused doctors at Jackson Memorial Hospital to force the delivery of Bowen's baby. The baby girl -- called "Baby Bowen" by hospital staff -- died 12 days after she was born.

Bowen died Jan. 3. 

After the shooting, police issued a warrant for Collier's arrest, but he remained at large until this week.

Collier faces charges of first-degree murder.