Shot Kills Bronx Woman in Home

A bullet burst through the 1st floor window of a Bronx home on Tuesday evening, striking a 92-year-old woman in the back and killing her, the police said.The police and neighbors identified the woman as Sadie Mitchell, a widow. Mary Fields, who lives across the street from Ms. Mitchell’s home in a two-family house on East 224th Street, said she had been speaking with Ms. Mitchell shortly before the 5:30 p.m. shooting. It was unclear whether Ms. Mitchell was the intended target, but the police said it appeared some youths had gotten into a fight on the street. There were no arrests late Tuesday night, the police said.