Woman Shot in Chest After Bullet Goes Through Second Floor Window

EAST FLATBUSH — A woman was shot in the chest last night as a bullet came through her second-floor window and into her apartment.

At around 11:15 p.m. on December 4, a 57-year-old woman was sitting in her kitchen on the second floor at her apartment on Linden Boulevard between East 34th and East 35th Streets. According to the cops, she heard gunshots. All of a sudden, a bullet went through her window and hit her in the chest.

She was transported to Kings County Hospital, which was just two blocks away. According to cops, she is in stable condition. Cops also say that they believe she was not the intended target and the incident is under investigation.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).  The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.