Norwood: 20-Year-Old Woman Dies following Gunshot to the Head

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Police responded to a 911 call regarding a woman who had been shot inside 3339 Hull Avenue, in Norwood, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021.
Photo by David Greene

Police responded to a 911 call regarding a woman who had been shot inside 3339 Hull Avenue, in Norwood, in the 52nd precinct on Wednesday, March 17, at approximately 10.09 p.m. Upon arrival, officers observed a 20-year-old woman inside the location, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to her head.

EMS responded to the scene and transported the victim to NYC Health & Hospitals/Jacobi, where she was pronounced deceased. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification.

Anyone with information with 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 CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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