Funeral for Harlem grandmother killed by stray bullet held Friday

The funeral for a Harlem grandmother who was shot and killed outside her home is being held Friday.

Excenia Foote, 61, better known as Mama Zee, was cooking dinner in her apartment on Lenox Avenue and 113th Street last week when her grandson says she heard gunshots and went outside to check on him. A bullet struck her in the head, killing her.

“It wasn’t just about her grandson. She was running to protect all of the children that she knew out here,” her sister Diane London said…

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