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Woman seriously injured in Prospect Heights apartment shooting

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An Aug. 26 shooting left a woman critically injured in Prospect Heights.
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

A woman was shot and seriously injured inside a Prospect Heights apartment building on Tuesday morning. 

Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened just after 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 26 on St. John’s Place near Washington Avenue. 

Officers from the 77th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about the shooting, found the victim, a 49-year-old woman, with multiple gunshot wounds to her leg and arm. 

Paramedics rushed her to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

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Cops believe the incident may have been related to noise issues in the building. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

During the investigation, police received information that the suspect had briefly barricaded himself inside a third-floor apartment. However, the perpetrator was not located after cops forced their way inside the residence, and followed up with a door-to-door search of the building.

Based on a preliminary investigation, police are looking into whether the shooting was sparked by a dispute over noise inside the building.

So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

Through Aug. 24, the 77th Precinct had recorded eight shootings year-to-date, down from 18 reported at the same point in 2024.

This story first appeared on Brooklyn Paper’s sister site amNewYork