Allegheny County prosecutors are considering whether to file a homicide charge in the case of a man who died last week after being paralyzed nearly seven years ago in a Pittsburgh shooting.

A North Side woman — Judith White — pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and gun charges in the August 2019 shooting of Christopher Chapman and was sentenced to 8 to 16 years in prison, where she remains today.

But with Chapman’s death April 13 from what the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office said were complications from the shooting, White could now be charged with homicide.

Rebecca Spangler, chief of staff for the county’s district attorney, said her office was exploring its options.

“As in all such cases, we will review all the facts and surrounding circumstances in order to make an informed decision as to any further action,” Spangler said. “We also will need to consult with the family.”

Spangler declined further comment “because this is currently an ongoing investigation.”

The medical examiner ruled the death of Chapman, 38, a homicide.

White, 39, shot Chapman on Aug. 21, 2019, on Rhine Street in Pittsburgh’s Spring Hill neighborhood.

Police arrested White the next day, court records show.

A man who identified himself as a relative of Chapman’s said Wednesday the family would not discuss the matter. Other family members did not return phone calls seeking comment.

The attorney who represented White said he had not heard about Chapman’s death.

“I’m hoping they’re not going to charge her with homicide,” attorney T. Brent McCune told TribLive. “That’s all I can say.”

If the DA pursues a homicide charge against White, one legal expert said it probably wouldn’t be deemed “double jeopardy,” which prevents someone from being tried again on the same or similar charges following an acquittal or conviction.

“It is a separate crime,” John T. Rago, an associate law professor at Duquesne University, said. “Double jeopardy is not implicated.”

Rago stressed prosecutors’ big hurdle if they pursue new charges will be establishing “causation.”

“How do you connect the date between the original act that caused the harm over the years to when the person passes?” he asked.

White was sent to state prison in 2023. She currently is serving her sentence at SCI-Cambridge Springs, according to the state Department of Corrections.

The minimum-security women’s prison, located about 25 miles south of Erie, holds more than 900 inmates.