Brooklyn community mourns mother of 5 killed in shootout outside club
CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A community in Brooklyn is mourning a mother of five who was killed after being caught in a shootout outside a club over the weekend.
Eyewitnesses say 33-year-old Sofronie Hartzog was struck by a bullet as she was running from a nightclub on Howard Avenue in Crown Heights on Sunday.
The owner of the bar says Hartzog was bleeding and collapsed near the door to the bathroom.
She was taken to Brookdale hospital where she died.
Hartzog's family said she is a mother of five children, ranging in age from 6 to 18, and worked in direct support for people with special needs.
A 34-year-old man was also injured in the shooting.
Sources told Eyewitness News a large crowd had gathered at the intersection and a dispute broke out shortly before the shooting. A bar sits directly at the corner where the gunfire erupted.
Police have not announced any arrests, and investigators are working to determine what led to the shooting.
