NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A person is in custody related to the fatal shooting of a Staten Island mother, who was found dead early Thursday, authorities reported Friday.
Police believe the person in custody is responsible for shooting the mother of two in the head.
On Thursday, just before 1 a.m., police responded to a 911 call that shots were fired in a South Avenue apartment in Mariners Harbor.
They found a 38-year-old woman unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound in the head.
She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police could not confirm the relationship of the person in custody to the victim.
The victim's son and stepson were at home when their mother was shot, police say.
The victim has yet to be identified.
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