Crime & Safety
Woman Shot In Park Slope Dies, Suspect In Custody: Cops
The woman was shot on the corner of St. Marks Place and Fourth Avenue on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Update: A woman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting. Read more here.
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — A woman shot in broad daylight in Park Slope has died, police said.
The 52-year-old woman was shot in the head just before 1 p.m. on the corner of St. Marks Place and Fourth Avenue, according to police.
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She was taken to Methodist Hospital in critical condition, and later succumbed to her injuries, an NYPD spokesperson confirmed around 4 p.m.
The shooting brought a swarm of police officers and emergency responders to the intersection for hours Wednesday afternoon as crowds gathered around the taped-off street corner.
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Police said around 4 p.m. that there was a suspect being questioned about the shooting, which was being investigated as a homicide. There were no arrests yet, an NYPD spokesperson said.
At this time there is a suspect being interviewed in regards to a shooting this afternoon at corner of 4th Ave and St.Mark’s Place . Investigation is at preliminary stage and further info will be provided at later date.
— NYPD 78th Precinct (@NYPD78Pct) April 21, 2021
The shooting is the second in Park Slope's 78th Precinct — where gun violence is much rarer than other parts of the borough — since at least the start of 2021. Another shooting on Nevins Street in March had no injuries.
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