Woman shot in face, killed during attempted robbery in NYC apartment building
NEW YORK CITY - A 57-year-old woman was shot and killed inside a Lower East Side apartment building in what's believed to have been a robbery gone bad, police sources tell FOX 5.
Investigators say the victim's husband was followed by two suspects into a luxury condo building on Market Street just after 11 p.m. on Monday evening.
As the elevator reached the 8th floor where the husband lived with his family, police say the suspects assaulted him and attempted to rob him.
The man's wife, identified by police as Ying Zhu Liu, heard the commotion and attempted to intervene, but was shot in the face and killed.
The shooting happened on the 8th floor inside the Lower East Side apartment building, the NYPD said.
The suspects got away with the husband's cellphone. So far, no arrests have been made.
"Everybody's shocked about this situation," a neighbor told FOX 5 NY.
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NYPD Community Affairs Oficers handed out fliers in Chinese at the corner of Market and Madison Street Tuesday informing the neighborhood and asking for information on the killing.
Police say that the suspects were captured on surveillance video and that will assist in tracking down the gunmen.
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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
According to the latest crime stats in the 5th Precinct, shootings are down roughly 86% and robberies are up almost 22%.