A woman who was shot dead along with her dog and another man in upper Manhattan on Friday night had also been the target of a terrifying home invasion.
Jackie Billini, 57, was identified by her family and worked as an analyst for the state court system in the Bronx.
She had been out walking her dog with a male, who is yet to be identified, when the pair were shot in the head on 165th Street and Edgecombe Avenue in Washington Heights.
The pit bull dog they’d been walking was also callously slain during the vicious murder which took place outside Highbridge Park at about 6:30pm in the evening.
Family revealed that the 57-year-old has previously been attacked in her apartment by a man wielding a hammer in April.
Jackie Billini, 57, was shot in the head along with a man and a dog in upper Manhattan on Friday night
She had been out walking her dog with a male, who is yet to be identified, when the pair were shot in the head on 165th Street and Edgecombe Avenue in Washington Heights
Family revealed that the 57-year-old has previously been attacked in her apartment by a man wielding a hammer in April
During the April home invasion a man attempted to force his way into the home while armed with a hammer
An NYPD officer can be seen standing guard following Friday night’s killing in Washington Heights
Pictures from the shooting showed a heavy police presence at the crime site on Friday.
Following the shooting Bellini and the male shooting victim, who police have yet to confirm was known to her, were rushed to Harlem Hospital where they were both pronounced dead.
The dog died at the scene, and its lifeless body remained on the sidewalk surrounded by at least eight shell casings as police continued to investigate.
Police revealed that the shooter fled the scene on foot as police immediately began a search for the suspect. No arrests have been made at this time.
One eyewitness who was also walking nearby said the scene was horrific.
‘[There were] a lot of shots, and then people were running that way. It was a man and a woman who were shot,’ local resident Nelson Abreu, 70, told the Daily News.
Even police officers at the scene were disturbed by the killing of the dog.
Terrifying footage sees the armed intruder wielding a hammer as he tried to force his way in
It took the effort of four people holding the door shut with all of their might to keep the intruder from entering
The shocking footage was caught on a home surveillance camera in April of this year
One eyewitness who was also walking nearby said the scene was horrific where Bellini was shot
Crime scene tape can be seen stretched across the area where the double killing took place
Bellini and the man had been walking along 165th Street and Edgecombe Avenue in Washington Heights
The pet dog they were walking was also slain during the brutal murder that took place at 6:30pm
‘It was brutal. That was a message. Did he have to shoot the dog too?’ one officer asked. ‘Damn. It was a beautiful animal,’ they said.
The senseless murder came just months after Billini’s family said she had been attacked by a hammer wielding assailant in April.
A video provided to Daily News, captured the shocking moment Billini, one of her daughters and her daughter’s boyfriend were attacked.
Footage revealed Billini forcefully trying to shut the door of her home with three others as their home was being invaded.
Detectives were quickly on the scene following the shooting as they attempted to establish what happened
Following Friday night’s shooting, the pair were rushed to Harlem Hospital but were unable to be saved
The dog lay lifeless on the sidewalk, surrounded by evidence markers with at least eight shell casings visible
Even police officers at the scene were disturbed by the killing of the dog
At one point, the vicious attacker could be seen breaking the 57-year-old’s arm as he attempted to force his way in through the door to her apartment.
He also attempted to harm one of Billini’s daughters and her daughter’s boyfriend with the same hammer.
Court records detailed how a Manhattan grand jury charged a 32-year-old man with burglary, assault with a weapon with intent to injury, assault, among other felony charges in connection with the attack.
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