Young Mother Shot Dead While Pushing 3-Month-Old in Stroller in New York

Young Mother Shot Dead While Pushing 3-Month-Old in Stroller in New York
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell attend a news conference with New York Attorney General Letitia James and others to announce a new lawsuit against "ghost gun" distributors in New York City, on June 29, 2022. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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A 20-year-old mother pushing her approximately 3-month-old in a baby stroller was shot dead at “very close range” in New York’s Upper East Side on Wednesday night, police say.

The shooting occurred just before 8:30 p.m. on East 95th Street and Lexington Avenue, opposite building 164 East 96th Street, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell said later that night at a press conference alongside Mayor Eric Adams and other officials.

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