Elderly Innocent Bystander Shot in the Head, Killed near Central Park in NYC

August 27 2025 EAST HARLEM, Manhattan:
An elderly woman was fatally shot in East Harlem on Wednesday afternoon, according to police and local officials.

Police responded just after 12:30 p.m. to reports of a shooting near Madison Avenue and East 110th Street, at the northern edge of Central Park.

According to initial police transmissions, the victim, a woman using a walker, was struck in the head. Officers and emergency responders provided CPR at the scene before she was transported to the hospital.

Police later confirmed the woman was an innocent bystander, she was 69 years old and was shot in the face. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Video shows multiple shell casings and bullets on East 110th Street and Park Avenue. Blood and the victim’s walker were seen on 110th street and Madison Avenue.