NEW YORK (AP) — A 20-year-old woman was fatally shot Wednesday night while she pushed her infant daughter in a stroller on the Upper East Side, police said.
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The woman was near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 95th Street around 8:30 p.m. when she was shot, police said in statement. She was taken to Metropolitan Hospital Center where she was pronounced dead, police said.
The 3-month-old baby was not hurt, police said, but was taken to a hospital for medical evaluation. City Council member Julie Menin, who represents the area, said on Twitter that the victim was the child’s mother. Her identity has not been released pending notification of family.
“More guns in our city means more lives lost,” Mayor Eric Adams said during a news conference at the site of the shooting. “It means more babies crying, as those who love them lie dead.”
New York, like many other U.S. cities, has contended with rising concern about violent crime, though New York City police statistics show shootings have declined about 12% and murders 13% so far this year, compared with the same period last year. But murders remain at their second-highest level since 2012.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing, police said.
More crazy people that aren’t locked up the more crime the problem is who’s behind the guns trigger
How can Eric Adams get away with just keep giving speeches about the rising crime. He should be held accountable.
Step down mr mayor no wonder so many people fleeing crooklyn .
We need to reinstate broken windows and stop and firsk. Thats the answer. Rudy, Americas mayor needs to be brought back. Its that clear. But when the only guy is cook names curtis Seelway what should we do
The whole gun control argument is the epitome of thinking in a vacuum
Someone was shot by a gun so if we use magic to ban all guns then nobody will die
It’s the same logic you can use to ban murder but clearly that’s not the solution
Question is the individual who shot the other did they have a gone legally or illegally because I bet we all know the answer to that and guess what would be a deterrent for criminals not to shoot… Another individual with a gun
Reject all Democrats NOW …
This doesn’t seem like a random crime. Either the father of the baby or another man who has had a romantic relationship with the woman will be arrested within days and charged with the murder.
Askans NYC
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we need
I think nothing will convince Americans that guns kill. They think that crazy people kill, they don’t, they use guns to kill
Every one wants to be like Trump, “I can shoot shoot someone on 5th ave , and they would still vote for me” Jan 23, 2016 , while campaigning in Wisconsin.