Crime & Justice
Police seek help finding suspect who fatally shot pregnant woman Shanice Young in the head
Authorities in New York have identified the suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of Shanice Young, a pregnant woman killed after her own baby shower in Harlem early Sunday.
Authorities in New York have identified the suspected gunman in the fatal shooting of Shanice Young, a pregnant woman killed after her own baby shower in Harlem early Sunday.
Police are searching for Justin Soriano, 40, in connection with Sunday’s 1:16 a.m. shooting near West 128th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard.
Police described him as about 6 feet, 2 inches tall, weighing 215 pounds.
Shanice Young Fatal Shooting
Young, 31, lived just steps away and was expecting her third child.
She was carrying presents from the party into her own building when her ex-boyfriend arrived and confronted her current boyfriend, leading to a confrontation, the Daily News reported.
Shanice Young
When Young intervened in the fight, her ex reportedly shot her in the head.
Her children ages 15 and 6, reportedly watched in horror from the car.
Doctors at Harlem Hospital pronounced Shanice Young dead.
Police asked anyone with information about Soriano to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). For Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Online tips can be submitted on New York Crimestoppers.
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