Shooting Near Madison Square Park Kills 19-Year-Old Woman: Cops

FLATIRON, NYC — A shooting on Fifth Avenue next to Madison Square Park killed a 19-year-old woman early Friday and left a man in the hospital, police said.

The gunman had not been arrested as of Friday morning.

Cops found the woman shot in the chest and the man, 21, with a wound to his leg near East 26th Street just before 12:30 a.m.

Both were taken to Bellevue Hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead. The man is in stable condition.

It's unknown what led to the shooting, but the New York Post reported there had been a dispute. The newspaper said the gunman fled in a gray Nissan that was driven the wrong way up Fifth Avenue.

The incident comes as the city deals with a spike in shootings, with the number more than tripling last week in comparison to the same week in 2019.

Last weekend, there were eight shooting incidents Friday, 18 Saturday and two Sunday, according to the mayor and reports.

Mayor Bill de Blasio credited the uptick to warmer months that typically see gun violence increase, as well as gang retaliations and mounting stress caused by the new coronavirus and months under a stay-in-place order.