By Associated Press - Sunday, January 31, 2021

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A woman was killed and four other people were wounded in a shooting in Albany, police said Sunday.

Officers responding to building where a shooting was reported at 11 p.m. Saturday found three women with gunshot wounds, Albany police said.

The victims were taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital. One of the women, identified as 32-year-old Shanita Thomas, was pronounced dead. The two other women, aged 27 and 37, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.



Meanwhile, two men aged 30 and 33 showed up at the hospital with gunshot wounds, police said. Investigators determined that they had been shot at the same location as the three women. The men’s injuries were not life-threatening, police said.

Police said it appears the victims were shot at a large gathering or party. No arrests have been made.

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