CANARSIE, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 57-year-old woman was shot while walking through a residential neighborhood in Brooklyn on Friday evening.
The woman was walking along East 81 Street just before 6 p.m. when she passed by a group of teenagers arguing amongst each other, police said.
That’s when shots rang out and a bullet hit the woman in her right thigh, according to authorities.
The 57-year-old was taken to a local hospital and is expected to survive.
Police say they’re continuing to investigate the incident.
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Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found here.
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