A gunman opened fire on a bustling Bronx street, killing an innocent bystander and wounding a woman with stray bullets, police said Thursday.
The shooter opened fire onto a crowd outside a convenience store on University Ave. near W. Kingsbridge Road about 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, cops said. Marji Daoud was struck in the head by a stray slug, collapsing outside the store.
Medics rushed Daoud, 28, to St. Barnabas Hospital but he couldn’t be saved. He lived in Yonkers, according to cops.
A 33-year-old woman shot in the hip later showed up at Woodhull Hospital in Brooklyn seeking help. Cops determined she was also hit by a stray bullet during the same incident. She is expected to survive.
The gunman ran off and has not been caught.
Cops on Thursday were searching for surveillance footage that could give them a better understanding of what happened and help them identify the gunman.
The killing took place a day after Harlem businesswoman and community leader Excenia Mette, 61, was fatally struck in the head by a stray bullet when she went to check on her grandson and was caught in crossfire between rival gunmen, cops said.
Police arrested one of the gunmen at the scene of the 10:20 p.m. shooting Wednesday. The second shooter, who cops say fired the bullet that killed Mette, has not been caught.