An innocent 33-year-old mom of five bled to death in a Brooklyn bar bathroom after she ran for help when a stray bullet hit her during a Sunday morning street brawl, police and sources said.
The deadly gunfire erupted when a fight broke out between a group of about 100 people outside the Ooh La La Lounge near Bergen Street and Howard Avenue around 2:23 a.m. in Crown Heights, according to the NYPD.
An errant bullet struck Sofronie Hartzog, the mother of five young kids, in the back and a 34-year-old man in the gut — both unintended targets, police said.
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