THE BRONX, N.Y. (PIX11) -- A woman was fatally slashed in the Bronx Saturday morning, according to police.
Officers responded to a call of a woman being assaulted at 1418 Oakley St at around 6:08 a.m., according to the NYPD. A 37-year-old woman was found unconscious and unresponsive with a slash wound to the neck, police said.
First responders rushed the victim to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The woman was identified as Ashley Smith, from Mount Vernon, New York, authorities report. It's not clear the circumstances that led to the victim's death.
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Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.
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