NEW YORK, NY – A Brooklyn woman was saved by beads that adorned her religious headpiece and wig after being shot in the head Saturday night.
According to police, at around 7:20 p.m. on Saturday a 21-year-old Williamsburg woman was standing at the corner near Ross Street and Bedford Avenue when she became a victim of a drive-by shooting
The New York City Police Department said a dark-colored sedan approached the corner and a passenger in the back seat opened the rear window pointed a gun at the woman and began to fire in her direction.
Police said today the woman is alive because beads in her religious head garment deflected the bullets and absorbed the blow of the impact. As a result, the woman was not seriously injured despite being shot in the head.
The suspects then fled the scene. At this time in New York City Police Department does not have any suspects in custody. The department has not said whether or not the shooting was an intended hate crime or not.