A 72-year-old grandmother died on Tuesday, April 21, in the Co-Op City section of The Bronx following a car accident in which the older adult was hit while seated on a bench. Other people were also injured in the collision. The incident stemmed from a medical emergency, according to police.
The tragedy follows news of the fatal shooting of a 78-year-old grandfather at NYCHA’s Mitchel Houses in the Mott Haven section of The Bronx on Thursday, April 16, while he was also apparently sitting on a bench at the time he was shot.
An NYPD spokesperson said that at around 1.31 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Bartow Avenue and Co-Op City Boulevard, within the confines of the 45th Precinct…