Off-duty New York City correction officer fatally shot


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NEW YORK (AP) — An off-duty New York City correction officer has been fatally shot.

Police say 25-year-old Alastasia Bryan was shot Sunday night while sitting in a car outside a home in the Flatlands neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Officers say they found her with gunshot wounds to her head and torso. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Correction Officers' Benevolent Association has issued a statement saying the correction family is "shocked and grieving the horrific murder" of Bryan.

A motive for the shooting remains unclear.

No arrests have been made.

Police continue to investigate.

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