New York police have launched a manhunt to locate the perpetrator.
A 20-year-old woman She was shot Wednesday in the head while her three-month-old baby was riding in a stroller on a New York street. In fact, the woman did not receive a stray bullet, but the murder suggests execution. The woman was shot in the head at close range by a hooded gunman dressed in black.
The victim was taken to hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Her child is safe and sound, the police clarified.
New York police have launched a manhunt to locate the perpetrator. During a press conference near the site of the tragedy, on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, City Mayor Eric Adams sought the help of citizens to locate him.
“We will find the man responsible for this horrible crime. We will find him and he will be accountable to justice “, he stressed.
The mayor of New York attributed the shooting to “excessive proliferation of weapons” and said criminals “are not afraid to use these weapons on innocent New Yorkers.”
Terrified children in the nearby playground witnessed the shooting and one girl described hearing a loud bang that she quickly realized was a shot.
This is the latest in a series of attacks, many of which were random, against people on the streets and the New York subway.
In the meantime, New York State lawmakers will hold an emergency meeting today to relax gun ownership legislation, following a ruling by the Supreme Court.
Last week, the Supreme Court, by a vote of 6 to 3, ruled unconstitutional a New York State law restricting the right of citizens to carry concealed weapons in public. It therefore gave New Yorkers the right to leave their homes armed.
Shortly afterwards, Governor Kathy Hawkul, a Democrat, called for an emergency meeting of parliament to review state law to comply with the Supreme Court ruling, although she warned that it would lead to more incidents of gun violence.
Today, New York MPs will try to maintain as many restrictions on gun ownership as possible, while respecting the decision. At the same time, they should define what are the “sensitive areas”, in which citizens will not be allowed to carry weapons.
The Supreme Court has indicated that it will accept the designation of “sensitive areas” as courts, schools and government buildings, but will not accept the designation to be widely used. In his decision, he made it clear that lawmakers could not describe the entire island of Manhattan as a “sensitive area.”
BREAKING: Woman shot once in the head while walking with baby in stroller at 8:23 pm on E. 95th Street by Lexington Ave. Rushed to hospital in unknown condition. Baby unharmed. Appears to be her child. Man in all black, hoodie walked up from behind. Mayor en route. pic.twitter.com/DqxNcpHLKH
– CeFaan Kim (@CeFaanKim) June 30, 2022
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