Overview

• On June 25 at 10:22 p.m., officers found the 36-year-old woman lying unconscious with a gunshot wound to the head at the intersection of Carlton Avenue and Pacific Avenue.
• The shooting took place just blocks from Barclays Center while the NBA draft was underway, underscoring concerns about violence in high-traffic areas.
• Police are investigating the incident as a possible stray bullet shooting and have not determined whether the victim was an intended target.
• The suspect fled eastbound on Pacific Street and remains at large with no arrests made; he is described as wearing beige pants, a white shirt and a black mask.
• It was the second murder in the 78th Precinct this year, a precinct that had recorded only one homicide through mid-June, marking a troubling uptick in violence.