Friday, June 26, 2026
Privacy-First Edition
Back to NNN
Technology

Elderly woman struck by stray bullet during NYC gun battle: cops, sources

Add The New York Post on Google A gun battle erupted on a Bronx street in the early afternoon Wednesday — leaving an elderly woman and a young man injured, cops and sources said.

The woman, 79, and a 26-year-old man were each shot in their left leg around 1:20 p.m. at University Avenue and West 183rd Street in University Heights, police said.

The wounded man appeared to have been exchanging gunfire with someone else when the innocent senior was caught in the crossfire, law enforcement sources said.

The apparent bystander and the younger man were both shot in their left legs around 1:20 p.m. at University Avenue and West 183rd Street in University Heights, cops and sources said. Google Maps Both victims were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where they were listed in stable condition, authorities said.

Police are looking for two men who fled on foot after the brazen daytime violence, the sources said.

Read original at New York Post

The Perspectives

0 verified voices · Three viewpoints · Real discourse

Left
0
Be the first to share a left perspective
Center
0
Be the first to share a center perspective
Right
0
Be the first to share a right perspective

Related Stories