Overview

• At approximately 10:22 p.m. Wednesday a 36-year-old woman was struck in the head by gunfire at the corner of Carlton and Pacific avenues.
• The victim was pronounced dead at the scene; authorities are withholding her identity pending family notification.
• The shooting occurred about a third of a mile from Barclays Center where the NBA draft was underway.
• The assailant fled and remains at large as officers canvass the neighborhood for evidence.
• Police confirmed it is the second homicide of the year in the 78th Precinct, raising concerns over random gun violence in Brooklyn.