Bedford-Stuyvesant

Mom Dies After Being Shot in Face at Brooklyn NYCHA Building

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A woman has died after her son shot her in the face at point-blank range in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, police say.

Cops responded to a scene at the Sumner Houses near Park Avenue and Broadway about 8 p.m. Monday night. The Sumner Houses are a NYCHA development.

The 63-year-old victim, identified Tuesday as Debra White, was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

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