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Woman found dead with slash wound to neck in Brooklyn, NYPD says

A man was shot twice during a drive-by shooting in Chelsea, police said.
A man was shot twice during a drive-by shooting in Chelsea, police said. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Chris Hondros

A woman was found dead with a slash wound to her throat outside of a Brooklyn building early Thursday morning, the NYPD said.

Officers were called to a building on West 9th Street near Clinton Street in Red Hook around 4:30 a.m. When police arrived, they discovered Sharon Whigham, 51, seated on a bench outside with a slash wound to her neck, police said.

EMS pronounced Whigham dead at the scene, police said.

So far no arrests have been made, according to the NYPD.