A 55-year-old New York woman was struck by a stray bullet while waiting for a bus in Manhattan, reflecting on the panic and trauma the incident caused. She described the moment of being shot as a chaotic pivot from catching the bus to fleeing danger. Fortunately, she was treated at Mount Sinai Morningside and reported to be in stable condition, but expressed deep concern about street crime safety and her emotional state. Despite the police response being commendable, she feels systemic changes are necessary to ensure public safety.
"I think as I turned around, that's when I knew I got hit. And those two people were still out there, so I just tried to hurry away, back to where my friends were in the restaurant to get help."
"The panic I felt and how close it was - terrifying. And that could have just as easily been an inch away from something [worse] on that street, and having nobody knowing that I was there."
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