Crime & Safety
Young Queens Woman Found Shot In The Head Inside Her Home: Police
Alexa Ruiz, 23, was fatally shot in her 56th Drive home Wednesday evening, the NYPD said.
QUEENS — A 23-year-old woman who had been shot in the back of the head was found dead in her Maspeth home Wednesday night, police said.
Alexa Ruiz was discovered in a first-floor bedroom on 56th Drive near 59th Place on Jan. 11 about 8 p.m., the NYPD said.
The investigation is ongoing and no arrests had been made as of Friday morning, police said.
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