Woman, 64, shot and killed in Manhattan: NYPD
INWOOD, Manhattan (PIX11) ---A 64-year-old woman was fatally shot in the head in Manhattan on Monday morning, police said.
Valeria Ortega was shot near Dyckman Street and Vermilyea Avenue around 11:30 a.m., officials said. Ortega was taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead.
A scarf, grocery cart, oxygen mask and spare change could be seen on the ground after the shooting.
Ortega was on the way to a grocery store when she was shot and killed, her husband said. She lived just a few blocks from where she was killed.
Police are looking for two men in connection with the deadly shooting. Both men were last seen wearing dark-colored clothing. No arrests have been made.
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