killed after being caught in a shootout outside a club<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\nEyewitnesses 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.<\/p>\n
The owner of the bar says Hartzog was bleeding and collapsed near the door to the bathroom.<\/p>\n
She was taken to Brookdale hospital where she died.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
A 34-year-old man was also injured in the shooting.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Police have not announced any arrests, and investigators are working to determine what led to the shooting.<\/p>\n
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