Authorities in New York City are investigating after a 23-year-old woman was fatally shot in the eye early Thursday morning, just steps away from a Bronx playground and community college.
A spokesperson for the New York City Police Department (NYPD) told NTD via email Thursday that officers responded shortly after midnight to a 911 call of an assault outside a building on the 2100 block of Aqueduct Avenue in the 46th Precinct.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound to her left eye. She was subsequently transported by emergency medical services to the nearby Saint Barnabas Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The NYPD spokesperson identified the victim as 23-year-old Reyna Caceres, who lived in the Bronx, less than a mile away from the shooting scene.
The incident took place just down the street from Bronx Community College near a playground in Aqueduct Walk. The community park, which stretches across the University Heights and Fordham sections of the West Bronx, has previously drawn concerns over drug activity and other public safety issues.
In local media coverage, plastic cups, bottles of alcohol, and even a hookah pipe could be seen scattered across the sidewalk in front of the playground, which had been cordoned off with yellow police tape.
Authorities have not confirmed these details, and no additional information was provided about what may have led up to the shooting. A description of possible suspects has also not been released.
The NYPD spokesperson told NTD that no arrests have been made at this time. The investigation into the fatal shooting remains ongoing.