The 20-year-old was approached by a stranger who “shot a single shot” in the head “from a very close distance”, said New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell. Police were called to Manhattan’s Upper East Side shortly after 8:20 p.m. Wednesday, where the woman was found unconscious. He was taken to Metropolitan Hospital by emergency services, but died less than an hour later. The baby was not injured, police said, but was taken to hospital for testing. The suspect, who has been described as a man dressed in black, fled the scene, near the intersection of Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street, shortly after the shooting. No arrests have been made yet. City Mayor Eric Adams last week condemned a “disgusting” ruling by the Supreme Court that is expected to allow more people to carry legal firearms in some of America’s largest cities. Just weeks after the Texas school and Buffalo supermarket massacres that led to calls for tighter gun control, the court ruled that the Constitution gives people the right to carry guns outside their homes. Read more: US Senate Rarely Passes Bipartisan Weapons Control Legislation Use the Chrome browser for a more accessible video player 1:04 “Disgusting” decision “will fuel violence with weapons” “No fear” in the use of weapons by innocent people Mr Adams said the latest incident showed that people “are not afraid to use these weapons on innocent New Yorkers”. “Throughout the day, we face the problem of arms proliferation on our way, how easily they are accessible,” he said. “These are real stories, real lives,” he added. “When a mother pushes a stroller under the block or an individual woman pushes the stroller down and shoots at a breathing distance, it shows how this national problem affects families.” The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
