Thursday 30 June 2022 04:45 AM Mother, 20, is shot dead execution-style on New York's Upper East Side trends now BREAKING NEWS: Mother, 20, is shot dead execution-style while walking her three-month old baby in a stroller on New York's Upper East Side By Keith Griffith For Dailymail.com Published: 04:26 BST, 30 June 2022 | Updated: 04:41 BST, 30 June 2022 Viewcomments A mother has been shot dead in a chilling point-blank assault while pushing her baby in a stroller on the Upper East Side of New York City. The murder occurred at around 8.23pm on Wednesday evening on a sidewalk at the intersection of Lexington Avenue and 95th Street, steps from a playground filled with children, officials said. The 20-year-old victim was walking with her three-month-old baby when the shooter approached her and 'fired a single shot into her head from a very close range,' NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters. The killer immediately fled on foot heading eastbound on East 95th Street, police said. Mayor Eric Adams and Commissioner Keechant Sewell brief the press on a shooting after a woman walking her baby was shot dead on the Upper East Side A mother has been shot dead in a chilling point-blank assault while pushing her baby in a stroller on the Upper East Side of New York City The shooter was described as a male wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants. The woman was rushed to nearby Metropolitan Hospital, where she died within an hour. The baby was also taken to the hospital for evaluation but was unharmed. Officials are probing domestic violence as a potential motive, but have not yet confirmed such a connection. Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to contact NYPD detectives at 1-800-577-TIPS. Developing story, more to follow. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility