Police Investigate Shooting Death In St. Albans
NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- New York City police are investigating the shooting death of a 21-year-old woman in Queens that occurred early Monday morning.
Authorities said they found Chanel French around 3:30 a.m. Monday in St. Albans. The woman, from Virginia Beach, was shot 3 times – including twice in torso and once in the leg.
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French was taken to Franklin General Hospital, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.
French was walking on 202nd Street with two men following a house party when a Mercedes approached and shots rang out striking the woman, 1010 WINS' Juliet Papa reported.
Police said they believed the incident stemmed from a dispute at the party in the neighborhood.
One resident said she couldn't imagine the pain caused to the victim's parents.
"Can you imagine getting a phone call about your child," she told Papa.
Another resident said he believed alcohol may have played a role in things getting out of hand.
"There's a whole lot of gun violence going on in Queens, especially like at these...house parties," he said.
No arrests have been made in the case.
