One week after a 69-year-old grandmother was shot and killed whereas strolling to her East Harlem house after grabbing lunch, an individual of curiosity was taken into custody by police.
The NYPD mentioned its officers had an individual in custody Thursday, simply over one week after the Aug. 27 killing of Robin Wright, who was shot close to one hundred and tenth Road and Madison Avenue in East Harlem.
Pals of Wright mentioned she lived throughout the road from the place she was killed. She was strolling house after selecting up lunch from one in every of her favourite Chinese language eating places when she was shot within the face, police mentioned.
“It wasn’t right. One minute she’s walking, I’m waiting, and the next minute, she’s dead,” mentioned Sonya Hampton, who knew Wright. “I saw her on the ground and ain’t nothing you can do but to hold her hand and tell her that you love her.”
Witnesses mentioned they heard no less than a dozen pictures, however they don’t imagine Wright was the supposed goal.
Photos from the scene confirmed a solitary walker, which Wright wanted to get round, together with blood on a nook that was taped off with police autos close by. Greater than a dozen shell casings have been picked up on the scene, sources mentioned.
Police have been searching for three males, all sporting black face masks, who have been final seen fleeing on Madison Avenue.
The investigation is ongoing.
