NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. — A 25-year-old Niagara Falls woman was shot to death Tuesday evening in the City of Niagara Falls. Police say the woman was getting into a friend's car when she was shot after visiting a memorial for a recent homicide victim.
A Niagara Falls spokesperson says the shooting happened in the area of 20th Street and Center Avenue around 6:40 p.m.
Witnesses say they heard several gunshots. Allyson Allen was on the scene and watched EMT's try to save the woman.
Shakiya Boyce was taken to Memorial Medical Center by ambulance where she later died. No arrests have been made at this time.
This latest crime has residents upset.
"Anytime you gun down a woman in the street, it's time for action to get started and if the fat cats in City Hall and sitting on the council don't want to do nothing, get out the way and let somebody else do something," Allen said.
The Niagara Falls Police Department are also investigating a separate fatal shooting that happened last week in the Cataract City.
Niagara Falls Police say they received reports of a person shot on September 26. Police located a man who was shot on Pine Avenue. Police believe the shooting took place in 600 block of 20th Street.
The victim, Franklin Walker, 45, of North Tonawanda, died at the hospital from his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing, and no arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Niagara Falls Police at (716) 286-4553.