Woman stabbed to death, another shot in Brooklyn attacks: cops

Sam Costanza for New York Daily News Police investigate the scene on Stanley Ave. and Linwood St. in Brooklyn where an 18-year-old woman was stabbed in the neck and died. Sam Costanza for New York Daily News The woman, identified by family members as Tanaya Grant, died at Brookdale University Hospital. Tanaya Grant via Facebook Tanaya Grant,18, was stabbed to death.

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Two women were attacked — one fatally — in separate Brooklyn incidents Friday, cops said.

The first incident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. when a 16-year-old gunman shot a 50-year-old homeless woman in the stomach on Flatbush Ave. near Ditmas Ave. in Flatbush, according to police.

It was not immediately revealed whether the woman was the gunman’s intended target. She was taken to Kings County Hospital, authorities said.

About 90 minutes later, an 18-year-old woman was stabbed in the neck on Stanley Ave. near Linwood St. in East New York, authorities said. The woman, identified by family members as Tanaya Grant, died at Brookdale University Hospital.

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