Woman struck by bullet while sitting in parked car on Lower East Side

LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- A woman was injured in a shooting on Saturday on a busy block on the Lower East Side.

It happened on Orchard Street near the corner of Stanton shortly before 7 p.m. Police say the 28-year-old was sitting in a parked vehicle when a shot hit her left arm.

She was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.

Officials believe the woman was an innocent bystander and was not targeted.

Police are looking for a dark-colored SUV they believe the bullet was fired from.

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