An 87-year-old woman was shot in the neck in the Bronx just before 4 p.m. Friday on East 224th Street and Barnes Avenue in the Wakefield section, with an 18-year-old boy also shot in the hip.
Both the woman and the 18-year-old were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
Two persons of interest were taken into custody.
The shooting occurred in the Williamsbridge-Wakefield neighborhood, an area that has seen a surge in gun violence in recent months.
Early police reports suggest the elderly woman may have been caught in crossfire unrelated to her.
Investigators were working to determine the exact circumstances that led to the gunfire on the residential street.
The 18-year-old victim was among the wounded, though authorities had not released details about his exact injuries or condition beyond the initial stable status report.
The neighborhood has become increasingly dangerous, with multiple shooting incidents reported in recent weeks.
Witnesses in the area reported hearing multiple gunshots ring out in the late afternoon hours.
Police have not yet disclosed a motive for the shooting or identified the two persons of interest taken into custody.
The NYPD’s 47th Precinct is investigating the incident as part of ongoing efforts to combat gun violence in the borough.
An elderly resident of the Bronx became the latest innocent victim of what officials describe as escalating gun violence plaguing the borough.
The 87-year-old woman appeared to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, struck by stray fire that also hit a younger man on the same block.
Both victims survived the attack and were hospitalized in stable condition, marking yet another chapter in a troubling pattern of shootings affecting the Bronx.
The incident underscores the danger facing residents, particularly elderly individuals who may be more vulnerable and less able to escape gunfire.
Police continued their investigation into the shooting and the circumstances that prompted the exchange of gunfire on East 224th Street.