NEW YORK — A woman was fatally shot on a crowded New York City street on Wednesday, authorities said.
According to the New York Police Department, officers found Delia Johnson, 42, lying on a street in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, WABC reported. Police said graphic surveillance video caught the moment when a woman walked up to Jones and shot her in the head and leg, the television station reported.
The incident occurred at about 9:41 p.m. EDT, police said. The video shows a woman with long, blonde hair wearing black tights and a black long-sleeved shirt exit a white vehicle, walk up to Johnson and open fire at her, according to WPIX. Johnson, who was chatting with friends, had her back to the shooter, ABC News reported.
The shooter then returned to the vehicle and drove away, the television station reported.
Warning: the following tweet contains graphic, disturbing footage.
I spoke with Delia’s mom today. She is in pain but is a god fearing woman, so she prayed for the person responsible for killing her daughter. Full story at 5:30 on @NBCNewYork pic.twitter.com/wIQVm8hczs
— Myles N. Miller (@MylesMill) August 6, 2021
Johnson was pronounced dead at an area hospital, WABC reported.
No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing, according to the television station.
Anyone with information in regard to the whereabouts of this individual is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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