New York Reuters A Woman Pushing A Wheelchair Has Been Shot Dead In Manhattan S Upper East Side Police Say.

The shooting occurred shortly after 8:20 p.m. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, police said. Authorities are looking for a suspect. “A woman pushes a pram under the block and is shot in an empty spot. It shows how this national problem is affecting families,” New York Mayor Eric Adams told a news conference. “It does not matter if you are on the Upper East Side or in East New York, in Brooklyn.” The shooting came hours after New York Governor Kathy Hotsul announced a legislative package aimed at tightening gun laws in the state. The Democratic governor’s move is in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that overturned a centuries-old New York state gun law that restricted the carrying of a hidden weapon outside the home. On Wednesday, Hochul said a conceptual agreement had been reached that includes a series of protections extending open arms restrictions to sensitive locations, including federal, state and local government buildings, health and medical facilities, and health facilities. zoos. playgrounds and public transport. Educational institutions and places of worship will also be protected under the measure, Hotsul said. “The Supreme Court ruling was a setback for us, but I would call it a temporary setback,” Hotsul told a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Hotsul said she hopes to sign the legislation Thursday after convening a special legislative session. Other arms control efforts are under way in the state, including lawsuits filed by New York City and the New York Attorney General’s Office against 10 companies selling spare parts for so-called ghost weapons, officials said. The aim of the legal action is to make distributors responsible for the proliferation of components used by mail to make undetectable weapons leading to shootings. CNN’s Mirna Alsharif and Emily Chang contributed to this report.

title: “New York Reuters A Woman Pushing A Wheelchair Has Been Shot Dead In Manhattan S Upper East Side Police Say. " ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-27” author: “Robert Gunter”

The shooting occurred shortly after 8:20 p.m. on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, police said. Authorities are looking for a suspect. “A woman pushes a pram under the block and is shot in an empty spot. It shows how this national problem is affecting families,” New York Mayor Eric Adams told a news conference. “It does not matter if you are on the Upper East Side or in East New York, in Brooklyn.” The shooting came hours after New York Governor Kathy Hotsul announced a legislative package aimed at tightening gun laws in the state. The Democratic governor’s move is in response to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling last week that overturned a centuries-old New York state gun law that restricted the carrying of a hidden weapon outside the home. On Wednesday, Hochul said a conceptual agreement had been reached that includes a series of protections extending open arms restrictions to sensitive locations, including federal, state and local government buildings, health and medical facilities, and health facilities. zoos. playgrounds and public transport. Educational institutions and places of worship will also be protected under the measure, Hotsul said. “The Supreme Court ruling was a setback for us, but I would call it a temporary setback,” Hotsul told a news conference Wednesday afternoon. Hotsul said she hopes to sign the legislation Thursday after convening a special legislative session. Other arms control efforts are under way in the state, including lawsuits filed by New York City and the New York Attorney General’s Office against 10 companies selling spare parts for so-called ghost weapons, officials said. The aim of the legal action is to make distributors responsible for the proliferation of components used by mail to make undetectable weapons leading to shootings. CNN’s Mirna Alsharif and Emily Chang contributed to this report.