A burglar shot and killed a 57-year-old woman in her New York City apartment building on Monday, according to authorities.
The shooting took place around 11 p.m. on Market Street in the Lower East Side. The New York Police Department confirmed the incident to Fox News Digital on Tuesday afternoon.
The murder victim was identified as Ying Zhu Liu, 57. The NYPD told FOX 5 New York that Liu’s husband had been followed to their eighth-floor apartment shortly before the murder.
Two suspects tried to rob the husband before Liu stepped out of the apartment to see what was going on. The couple’s 32-year-old son also stepped into the corridor.
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Ying Zhu Liu, 57, was killed during a robbery on Monday night, according to the New York Police Department (NYPD). (FOX 5 New York)
Liu was then shot twice in the face. The two suspects stole the husband’s mobile phone and ran from the scene.
“Upon arrival, officers observed a 57-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the head, unconscious and unresponsive,” the NYPD said in a statement.
The murder took place in an apartment on Market Street in the Lower East Side. (FOX 5 New York)
“EMS responded to the scene and pronounced the female dead at the scene.”
The NYPD told Fox News Digital that no suspects have been arrested as of Tuesday night.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) is still searching for suspects. (FOX 5 New York)
The incident is being actively investigated by the authorities. No further information is available at this time.