Just a few blocks away from Gracie Mansion, the official residence of the Mayor of New York City, a 20-year-old woman was pushing a three-month-old infant in a baby stroller, when she was shot at close-range on Wednesday.

The identity of the woman has not been released and the killer is still at large. He fled the scene on foot on East 95th Street and Lexington Avenue, on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. 

NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell held a press conference on Wednesday night. The police are investigating and trying to apprehend the suspect, a male who was wearing black clothing including a hooded sweatshirt and sweatpants, according to witnesses. 

Speaking at the press conference, Mayor Adams blamed “the over saturation of guns” in NYC and the “dangerous people that repeatedly leave our criminal justice system to continue actions like this.”

Adams said he had just met with the state attorney general on the issue of ghost guns, and later spoke to US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand about gun trafficking.

He spoke about how his day is filled with looking for solutions to the gun violence problems in NYC. Recently, a Supreme Court ruling made it even easier for people to buy guns in NYC. He said there are too many guns on the streets and they are too easy to obtain. 

Adams said, “We’re going to continue to move forward, but we do need help from Washington, from the state, from our criminal justice system. We’ve been clear on that. We’re going to find this person who’s guilty of this horrific crime. We’re going to find him and bring him to justice. But we need the justice system to make sure this innocent person receives that justice that we’re asking for.”

Sewell urged anyone with information to call 1-800-577-TIPS, saying all tips will be confidential.