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Woman traveling in car over NYC bridge shot in neck

A woman was shot in New York City over the weekend while traveling in a vehicle across the Williamsburg Bridge that connects Brooklyn and Manhattan, police say.

A woman was shot in New York City while riding as a passenger in a car that was crossing a bridge from Brooklyn to Manhattan, a report says. 

The unusual shooting happened around 11 p.m. Saturday along the Williamsburg Bridge, according to Fox5 NY.

Police told the station that a bullet sailed through the door of the passenger side of the vehicle before grazing the woman in the neck and coming to a stop at a headrest.

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The bullet did not strike the couple’s 4-year-old daughter, who was sitting in the back seat of the vehicle, Fox5 NY reports. 

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The woman was taken to a local hospital for treatment. 

An investigation is ongoing and the motive for the shooting was not immediately clear. 

The New York City Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday from Fox News Digital. 

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