Times Square shooting victim from R.I. screamed âI donât want to dieâ
By The Associated PressUpdated May 9, 2021, 8:37 p.m.
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Police investigated a shooting in Times Square in New York on Saturday.Dakota Santiago/NYT
NEW YORK (AP) â A Rhode Island woman who was shot Saturday in Times Square during a Motherâs Day trip to New York City with her family said that she prayed that her wound would not be fatal.
âI was literally screaming on the floor, âI donât want to die, I donât want to die, I have a 2-year-old,ââ Wendy Magrinat, 23, told the Daily News. âWhen I got shot, I told my husband to run because he had my baby girl.â
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NEW YORK (AP) A woman who was shot in Times Square during a Mother’s Day trip to New York City with her family said that she prayed that her wound would not be fatal.
“I was literally screaming on the floor, ‘I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I have a 2-year-old,’” Wendy Magrinat, a 23-year-old Rhode Island resident, told the Daily News. “When I got shot, I told my husband to run because he had my baby girl.”
Magrinat was one of three bystanders hit by bullets shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday near West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue. A 4-year-old girl from Brooklyn was shot in the leg and a 43-year-old woman from New Jersey was shot in the foot, police said. None of them is related to the others. All were reported to be in stable condition.
Woman wounded in Times Square shooting prayed not to die
Updated May 10, 2021;
Posted May 10, 2021
In this image taken from video by the FDNY, pedestrians hurry away from the scene of a shooting Saturday in Times Square in New York. (FDNY via AP)AP
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NEW YORK A woman who was shot in Times Square during a Mother’s Day trip to New York City with her family said that she prayed that her wound would not be fatal.
“I was literally screaming on the floor, ‘I don’t want to die, I don’t want to die, I have a 2-year-old,’” Wendy Magrinat, a 23-year-old Rhode Island resident, told the Daily News. “When I got shot, I told my husband to run because he had my baby girl.”
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NEW YORK (AP) A Rhode Island woman who was shot in Times Square during a Mother s Day trip to New York City with her family said that she prayed that her wound would not be fatal. I was literally screaming on the floor, I don t want to die, I don t want to die, I have a 2-year-old, Wendy Magrinat, 23, told the Daily News. When I got shot, I told my husband to run because he had my baby girl.
Magrinat was one of three bystanders hit by bullets shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday near West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue. A 4-year-old girl from Brooklyn was shot in the leg and a 43-year-old woman from New Jersey was shot in the foot, police said. None of them is related to the others. All were reported to be in stable condition.
Times Square gun victim: I screamed I don t want to die
May 9, 2021
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In this image taken from video by the FDNY, pedestrians hurry away from the scene of a shooting in Times Square, Saturday, May 8, 2021, in New York. New York City police say three innocent bystanders including a 4-year-old girl who was toy shopping have been shot in Times Square and officers are looking for suspects. All the victims are expected to recover. (FDNY via AP)AP
NEW YORK (AP) A woman who was shot in Times Square during a Mother’s Day trip to New York City with her family said that she prayed that her wound would not be fatal.