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The family of a now-deceased Brooklyn woman caught in the middle of gunfire is suing the city and police department for what they believe was an errant bullet.
After the shootout, ballistics tests indicated that the bullet, which hit and killed Denise Gay, 56, could not be linked to either of the shooting suspects. The family believes that a police officer's bullet -- one of 73 -- fatally hit Ms. Gay.
The violence occurred near the West Indian Day Parade on September 5 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Two men, Leroy Webster and Randy Johnson, were shooting at one another. Johnson was shot before cops were able to respond, at which point a shootout erupted, and two police officers were wounded. Johnson later died from his wounds. Ms. Gay was on her porch at the time, talking to her 20-year-old daughter, when she was fatally shot. Her family has now filed a notice of intent to sue with the city comptroller, claiming $10 million in damages.
The violence was part of a larger activity of more than a dozen shootings over Labor Day weekend in NYC this year, which left 10 dead and more than 50 injured.
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