What to Know
- The NYPD is looking for seven people after two women were shot in the leg in two separate incidents --- including a pregnant teen just weeks away from her due date who was shot while sitting inside an SUV in Upper Manhattan Monday, according to police.
- The 19-year-old, who is eight months pregnant, was in the passenger seat of an SUV at West 165th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights when the shots rang out just before 9 p.m., according to police.
- In another incident Monday, a 70-year-old woman was shot while waiting at a bus stop in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn at around 2 p.m., mere steps from a grocery store where she finished purchasing some items. Surveillance video shows the two suspects in this case.
The NYPD is looking for seven people after two women were shot in the leg in two separate incidents --- including a pregnant teen just weeks away from her due date who was shot while sitting inside an SUV in Upper Manhattan Monday, according to police.
The 19-year-old, who is eight months pregnant, was in the passenger seat of an SUV at West 165th Street and Broadway in Washington Heights when the shots rang out just before 9 p.m., according to police.
A bullet pierced the vehicle and hit the woman in the leg, police said. The victim was rushed to the hospital, where she and the unborn child are expected to survive.
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It was not immediately clear if the woman was the intended target of the shooting. Police said a group of five men ran off after the shooting.
In another incident Monday, a 70-year-old woman was shot while waiting at a bus stop in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn at around 2 p.m., mere steps from a grocery store where she finished purchasing some items. Surveillance video shows the two suspects in this case.
Police believe she was not the intended target. According to authorities, two men were apparently having an argument, when one pulled out a gun and shots were fired. One of the men left the area in a blue moped.
No arrests have yet been made.
