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Police: 2 people injured in University Heights shooting

Police say a 43-year-old man was shot in the back. A block away a 37-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet in her leg.

Brittany Cadet

Aug 16, 2024, 5:37 AM

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A man and woman are recovering at the hospital this morning after being shot in University Heights.

Police say a 43-year-old man was shot in the back. A block away a 37-year-old woman was grazed by a bullet in her leg.

According to police, the woman was closing up a store nearby when she was grazed on her right thigh. Officials say she went to the hospital on her own. The 43-year-old man was rushed to St. Barnabas Hospital where he is in stable condition.

The NYPD says this investigation remains ongoing, and is searching for a man in connection to the shooting. They say he is 6 feet 2 inches and was last seen wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

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