Family, Community Searching For Answers After Mother Of 4 Shot Dead In The Bronx
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- The family of a 48-year-old mother of four who was an innocent bystander when she was shot and killed Friday night are making a plea for justice Sunday night.
According to police, Cindy Diaz was killed in front of the West Farms Convenience store on Boston Road at around 5:55 p.m.
Police say the shooting stemmed from an argument between two men that turned violent. According to police, Diaz was walking home from the convenience store with food for her children when she was caught in the gunfire. Residents are shocked at the senselessness of the crime.
"It's disgusting, that could have been my grandmother, my sister, my mother," Eugene Eppes said. "We got children, that could have been anybody."
According to neighbor Lourdes Gomez, Diaz took her children to school, picked them up, and had a heart of gold.
"I'm in a lot of pain, I feel very bad, very sad," she said in Spanish through a translator. "She didn't deserve that to happen to her."
Diaz was hit by a bullet in her torso and arm. She was taken to Saint Barnabas Hospital where she was pronounced dead.
Another man involved in the altercation was also injured, police say.
The father of her four young sons was too emotional to go on camera. Angel Rosario spoke with CBS2's Raegan Medgie over the phone, and described how Diaz was simply on her way home with dinner for their sons.
He added now his main focus is making sure life is normal for their boys, ages 11 to 15.
"It's horrible that that lady came out to buy McDonalds for her kids and was shot and killed over something that she didn't have anything to do," Bronx resident Charlice Thumpler said.
Police are offering a $2,500 reward for any information leading to an arrest in this case.
The NYPD is asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 577-TIPS, logging on to their website at http://www.NYPDCrimeStoppers.com or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. Tips can remain anonymous.
