Woman stabbed to death while pushing baby in stroller

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016
22-year-old woman stabbed to death in Brownsville
22-year-old woman stabbed to death in BrownsvilleDiana Rocco reporting live

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- A 22-year-old woman was fatally stabbed in the stomach while walking her 9-month-old son Tuesday in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

The woman was attacked in front of a home on Lott Avenue between Bristol and Chester streets at around 12:45 a.m.

She was pushing her 9-month-old son in a stroller at the time she was killed. One or more women confronted the victim, there was a dispute and the victim was stabbed in the chest.

She was pronounced dead soon after.

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The child was left unharmed by the suspect or suspects, who fled the scene. Officers found the victim on the ground and the child in the stroller.

No arrests have been made. The motive is unclear.

The victim lives nearby, but it is unknown where she was going or why she was out with the child.

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