A young woman of Guyanese parentage was shot and killed on Saturday night when gunmen burst into a New York apartment and fired on occupants, according to a CBS New York report.
The woman has been identified as 21-year-old Chelsea Debidin, who had only recently graduated from college.
The report said Debidin, who was a Dean’s List student when she graduated from SUNY-Orange County, was shot and killed while visiting her boyfriend at his family’s Knox Village apartment.
“They kicked in the front door and basically opened fire on the residents there, in the apartment,” New Windsor Police Deputy Chief Michael Farbent was quoted as saying.
A neighbour said that he heard a bang, the sound of glass breaking and then three rapid gunshots just after midnight early Saturday morning.
“No criminal record, a college student, a good girl by all accounts,” Farbent further said of Debidin. “As far as the motive right now, we’re not 100 per cent certain.”
The report said friends were posting social media tributes to Debidin.
“My heart is so heavy. Not only did your beauty amaze so many, but your generosity and compassion changed many lives,” and “I’ll always remember that beautiful smile of yours,” one such tribute said.