Bronx Woman Shot And Killed Believed To Be Innocent Bystander
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A woman shot and killed in the Bronx Friday evening was not the intended target, according to authorities.
Police responded to reports of an assault at 2012 Boston Rd. just after 5:30 p.m. Upon arrival they discovered Cindy Diaz, 48, with gunshot wounds to the torso and arm.
Medics rushed Diaz to Saint Barnabas Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Diaz was walking from a nearby train station when she was shot, according to authorities.
The mother of four was bringing home McDonald's for her children, 1010 WINS' Samantha Liebman reported.
Fellow Lambert Houses residents said they weren't surprised, because gunfire is common in the neighborhood.
"I see what's going on and it's sad. Coming from getting dinner for your kids, and look that mother is gone, those kids are motherless," one woman said. "It's sad, it breaks my heart."
Another male victim was taken to Jacobi Hospital by a private vehicle with a gunshot wound to the arm.
