Woman pushing a baby in a stroller is shot and killed on Upper East Side
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The mother of the 20-year-old woman executed at point-blank range as she pushed her 3-month-old child in a stroller on Manhattan's Upper East Side Wednesday night described her daughter as a "young queen" whose city allegedly failed to protect her.
In a blistering rebuke of public safety amid spiking gun violence in New York City and elsewhere across the country -- and this on top of the Supreme Court decision against New York state's concealed carry permit law -- Lisa Desort says the shooting victim, whom she identified as Azsia Johnson, reported being abused while she was pregnant.
"The city failed my daughter because on January 1, my daughter called me and said she was being abused while she was six months pregnant," Desort said. "She was scared to call the police so she gave me the address. I called police."
Desort says police did respond and made sure Johnson was safe. Johnson then went to live with her mother, who says police said they couldn't track down the baby's father who was allegedly abusing her. Eventually, she ended up in a domestic violence shelter.
"She worked to the end of her pregnancy. She was on maternity leave with this baby. He kept harassing her, and threatening my life and my younger daughter's life," Desort said, adding that she genuinely was in fear for Johnson's safety.
Extensive details on the case history with NYPD weren't immediately available, though department officials did confirm a report was filed in 2021. That report involved a different man than the one about whom Desort spoke about Thursday, though.
"I tried to protect my daughter in every way. She had to leave my house, she couldn't live there because he knew where I lived," Desort said. "I kept telling her, 'He's no good.'"
When Johnson first introduced the man to her mother, Desort says her daughter came home late and he was pacing back and forth in the house as he waited.
"I'm in my old house, he's pacing. I said, 'What's wrong with you?' 'Oh, nothing.' He thought she was cheating on him," Desort says. "She was with her friends. My daughter is not a cheater. My daughter is pregnant with your baby."
That baby is the 3-month-old who was in the stroller when Johnson was shot in the head by Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. She was found unconscious at the scene and pronounced dead a short time later. The baby wasn't hurt. Desort says her daughter has another, older child, by a different man, too.
According to the NYPD, that other man is the man against whom Johnson filed a domestic violence complaint in 2021. But Desort alleges the next one was no different.
When she had her second child, a daughter, in March, Desort says she wouldn't allow the father in the delivery room. The family alerted the hospital he might try to get inside.
"He was not welcome in the room," Desort said.
Desort says she feared this -- or something like this -- was going to happen. And it is an unimaginable travesty for a woman who, according to Desort, defied the odds.
"My daughter graduated high school with merits, with the inspiration of becoming a pediatric nurse," Desort said, reflecting on Johnson's upbringing in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
"She had a child early and she was the most wonderful mother that you can imagine. She was hard working. She worked every day. She's got more credit than a 30-, 40-year-old person has. She aspired to have houses and give her children the best of everything," Desort said, adding that Johnson wouldn't even accept used clothes.
"They were new babies. They deserved new clothes," Desort says of her daughter's mindset. "My daughter was amazing."
And to the man she believes killed her, Desort says, "I treated you like a son. I welcomed you into my home. I spoke to you and calmed you down when you were upset. I fed you. Your baby girl does not, and no longer, will have a father or mother."
"Turn yourself in," Desort added. "This is what we have been telling you -- turn yourself in. Go to counseling. You didn't have to hurt my daughter. We could have been a family."
The NYPD has not released the name of any potential suspect. They have said they are looking to question an infant's father in the case but have not labeled him -- or anyone else -- a suspect at this point in the investigation.
No arrests have been made.
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In a blistering rebuke of public safety amid spiking gun violence in New York City and elsewhere across the country -- and this on top of the Supreme Court decision against New York state's concealed carry permit law -- Lisa Desort says the shooting victim, whom she identified as Azsia Johnson, reported being abused while she was pregnant.
"The city failed my daughter because on January 1, my daughter called me and said she was being abused while she was six months pregnant," Desort said. "She was scared to call the police so she gave me the address. I called police."
Desort says police did respond and made sure Johnson was safe. Johnson then went to live with her mother, who says police said they couldn't track down the baby's father who was allegedly abusing her. Eventually, she ended up in a domestic violence shelter.
"She worked to the end of her pregnancy. She was on maternity leave with this baby. He kept harassing her, and threatening my life and my younger daughter's life," Desort said, adding that she genuinely was in fear for Johnson's safety.
Extensive details on the case history with NYPD weren't immediately available, though department officials did confirm a report was filed in 2021. That report involved a different man than the one about whom Desort spoke about Thursday, though.
"I tried to protect my daughter in every way. She had to leave my house, she couldn't live there because he knew where I lived," Desort said. "I kept telling her, 'He's no good.'"
When Johnson first introduced the man to her mother, Desort says her daughter came home late and he was pacing back and forth in the house as he waited.
"I'm in my old house, he's pacing. I said, 'What's wrong with you?' 'Oh, nothing.' He thought she was cheating on him," Desort says. "She was with her friends. My daughter is not a cheater. My daughter is pregnant with your baby."
That baby is the 3-month-old who was in the stroller when Johnson was shot in the head by Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. She was found unconscious at the scene and pronounced dead a short time later. The baby wasn't hurt. Desort says her daughter has another, older child, by a different man, too.
According to the NYPD, that other man is the man against whom Johnson filed a domestic violence complaint in 2021. But Desort alleges the next one was no different.
When she had her second child, a daughter, in March, Desort says she wouldn't allow the father in the delivery room. The family alerted the hospital he might try to get inside.
"He was not welcome in the room," Desort said.
Desort says she feared this -- or something like this -- was going to happen. And it is an unimaginable travesty for a woman who, according to Desort, defied the odds.
"My daughter graduated high school with merits, with the inspiration of becoming a pediatric nurse," Desort said, reflecting on Johnson's upbringing in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
"She had a child early and she was the most wonderful mother that you can imagine. She was hard working. She worked every day. She's got more credit than a 30-, 40-year-old person has. She aspired to have houses and give her children the best of everything," Desort said, adding that Johnson wouldn't even accept used clothes.
"They were new babies. They deserved new clothes," Desort says of her daughter's mindset. "My daughter was amazing."
And to the man she believes killed her, Desort says, "I treated you like a son. I welcomed you into my home. I spoke to you and calmed you down when you were upset. I fed you. Your baby girl does not, and no longer, will have a father or mother."
"Turn yourself in," Desort added. "This is what we have been telling you -- turn yourself in. Go to counseling. You didn't have to hurt my daughter. We could have been a family."
The NYPD has not released the name of any potential suspect. They have said they are looking to question an infant's father in the case but have not labeled him -- or anyone else -- a suspect at this point in the investigation.
No arrests have been made.
âI Tried to Protect My Daughter:' Mom of Woman Killed in UES Shooting Speaks
âI treated you like a son. I welcomed you into my home. I spoke to you and calmed you down when you were upset. I fed you. Your baby girl does not, and no longer will, have a father or mother.â
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I know that, and if this gun violence and bs keeps up, they will do the same. That being said, nypd will do whatever they need to to make sure it doesnât get worse
I think we learned like in Uvalde the police don't have any duty to protect people in personal situations or where the perp is a civilian. I'm not sure what police exist for tbh. But it doesn't seem to protect people.
Henri Christophe
Son Of Afrika
Damn. 
Sounds like a damn mob hit.
Sounds like a damn mob hit.
I Really Mean It
Veteran
Seems I was mistaken. In the initial photos of her that were released, she looked Italian.
Where are all those âgood menâ from the thread about black women being killed by simps?
According to her mother he thought the victim was cheating while she was pregnant with his baby and stalked her constantly.
This is SIMP behavior. Fear and intimidation to get compliance. If she is cheating, you bush her. There is always a lesson to be learned even when we are done wrong. But SIMPS are entitled not in love.
According to her mother he thought the victim was cheating while she was pregnant with his baby and stalked her constantly.
This is SIMP behavior. Fear and intimidation to get compliance. If she is cheating, you bush her. There is always a lesson to be learned even when we are done wrong. But SIMPS are entitled not in love.
20 years old with 2 baby daddies and 2 domestic violence situations...
Holy shyt
Holy shyt
Damn it's sad how common this backstory is. Our women need protection. RIP.
FluffyEyes
Mrs. Boss Lady
Why you give me an angry?
Because of the post not you specifically.
Cat piss martini
Veteran
find and murder this peice of shyt.
