Young woman pushing stroller gunned down in New York

{O/C} In the United States, a 20-year-old mother pushing a baby stroller in Manhattan was shot and killed on Wednesday night.

The 3-month-old infant was miraculously unscathed in what authorities termed a nefarious crime.

No arrests have been made.

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KEECHANT SEWELL, New York Police Commissioner:

Earlier this evening, at approximately 8:23 p.m., officers responded to a report of a person shot opposite 164 East 95th Street. Upon arrival, officers discovered a 20-year-old female, who was unconscious, with a gunshot wound to her head. EMS responded to the scene, transported the victim to Metropolitan Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased at 9:20 p.m.

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ERIC ADAMS, Mayor of New York:

We have been addressing the problem of the over-proliferation of guns on our street. It shows just how this national problem is impacting families.