Brooklyn woman charged with murder after intentionally running over another woman – NBC New York

A woman has been charged with murder after intentionally running over another woman in a Brooklyn parking lot last month, the local district attorney said.

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced Wednesday that Naomi Blooms, 33, of East New York, Brooklyn, was charged with second-degree murder and weapons possession for leaving the scene of a crime without reporting. .

Blooms is scheduled to reappear in court on May 17 and could face a sentence of 25 to life in prison if convicted of the top charge. Attorney information was not immediately available.

Blooms' charges stem from an incident that allegedly occurred on January 11 at approximately 7:30 p.m. That's when Blooms parked his car in the parking lot of the Louis Pink House in East New York, according to the district attorney's office. .

Surveillance cameras captured the entire incident, including the scene where a man believed to be Blooms' boyfriend left the car. According to the district attorney, Shakira Serrano, 24, who was previously in a relationship with Blooms' boyfriend, approached the woman's car and began arguing with Blooms, the woman's driver.

The video purportedly shows the boyfriend returning and attempting to separate the two women. Blooms then attempted to hit Serrano with his car, but was unsuccessful. Meanwhile, Serrano struggled with the man, who pushed her to the ground, at which point Blooms ran her over and drove away, leaving her boyfriend with Serrano's body, the district attorney said. Stated.

Serrano was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

“This defendant is accused of cold-bloodedly and intentionally killing a woman with his car and escalating an argument by driving away. This shocking and tragic murder was completely senseless and such acts of violence are It is unacceptable, and we will now hold the defendant accountable for her actions,'' Gonzalez said.