Woman shot inside Skyline Apartments building in Syracuse

Skyline Apartments, Syracuse

A Syracuse police car is parked outside Skyline Apartments on James Street on March 17, 2021 after police found Connie Tuori murdered in her apartment.Patrick Lohmann | plohmann@syracuse.com

Syracuse, N.Y. — A woman was shot early Sunday inside Skyline Apartments in Syracuse, according to Syracuse police.

The 31-year-old woman was shot in the midsection at about 1:02 a.m., police said in a news release Sunday.

The woman, who was transported to Upstate University Hospital, is expected to survive, police said.

The shooting appears to have happened on the 9th floor, police said.

Police ask anyone with information about the shooting to call them at (315) 442-5222.

Skyline Apartments, 753 James St., has been troubled with crime, drug use and vandalism in recent years.

In March, 93-year-old Connie Tuori was murdered in her apartment at Skyline. In the ensuing weeks, reports exposed the dangerous and unclean conditions within the building.

The 12-story building is owned by Tim and Troy Green’s real estate company, Green National. City hall officials have more than once declared the 364-unit building unfit for human occupancy.

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