A lady was fatally shot within the head whereas strolling dwelling from work in Gramercy Park early Thursday, cops and sources stated.
A male opened hearth, placing the 25-year-old sufferer on the nook of East 14th Street and Irving Place, only a block from Union Square, round 5 a.m., authorities stated.
She had simply completed her shift at a close-by IHOP when she was shot, sources advised The Post.
The girl, whose title has not been launched pending household notification, was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
The suspect, who fled after the lethal taking pictures, is described as a heavyset black man who wore all black clothes and a masks.
The motive for the slaying remained unknown later Thursday morning.
A 56-year-old man who gave his first title, Manny, stated he was working at his close by coffee cart when the taking pictures occurred.

“I used to be right here cooking after I heard a loud growth,” Manny stated. “I stated, ‘Oh s–t, what was that?’ I assumed it was a automobile or truck [that] crashed. I ran exterior and I noticed the girl on the sidewalk.”
Before the taking pictures, “I didn’t hear any commotion, nothing,” he stated.
When he noticed the physique, Manny thought, “Oh my God. I questioned if she had youngsters, what about her household,” he stated.

There had been different individuals round “who known as 911” so he didn’t, he stated.
“It’s a disgrace,” Manny stated. “You have these individuals killing each other. They kill any person and the system lets them again out. They are proper again on the streets and so they do the identical s–t once more. It’s loopy.”
“The president, the politicians, they don’t seem to be doing something about it. All they give thought to is getting voted again in,” he stated. “You bought some sick, screwed-up individuals out right here.”