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Héctor Ríos Morales

Woman killed and two others wounded in NYC shooting at gathering related to Venezuelan elections

One person was killed, two others wounded, in a shooting near the migrant shelter on Randall’s Island on July 29 (Credit: Theodore Parisienne/Via New York Daily News)

SEATTLE - A woman was killed and two people were injured on Monday in a shooting near a migrant shelter in New York City. The incident took place after gunman fired on a crowd that had gathered in a park on Randall's Island, NYPD said. A 31-year-old woman who was shot in the back and a 32-year-old man who was shot in the throat were hospitalized and remain in stable condition

At least two of the people who were shot were believed to live in the shelter, including the woman who died, NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said. Authorities say they are looking for at least two men. One of the suspects fled on a moped and the other one was able to get away in a vehicle with New Mexico license plates.

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