A 74-year-old Brooklyn woman was intubated in critical condition Monday, hours after being shot in the torso as she sat on a bench the night before, authorities say.
Police responded to the Pink Houses in East New York just after 6:30 p.m. Sunday and found the woman injured. They say she had been sitting on a bench in the complex's courtyard when she suddenly felt pain.
It turned out she'd been shot in the stomach. The bullet entered her mid-right side and traveled across her body before exiting out the mid-left size, authorities said.
Police say the victim, Georgette Outlaw, is expected to undergo a second surgery Tuesday. Those who know her said that Outlaw is like a mother to many at the Pink Houses.
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Her granddaughter said she was on a breathing machine, after she was shot doing what she always did: sitting in front of the building.
"She sits in front of the building everyday, literally everyday and all night," the granddaughter said.
Outlaw is the oldest of the 24 people across New York City who were shot over the weekend since Friday evening.
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No information on a possible motive for the shooting or suspect was immediately available.
