An elderly Long Island woman shot her neighbor in the face with a flare gun during an argument inside a gated retirement community, officials said Tuesday.
Kathleen Schuman, 76, allegedly shot her unidentified 67-year-old neighbor when an argument outside of their homes at the Belmont Vistas Senior Apartments in West Babylon on Monday evening, the development confirmed.
“We are aware of an altercation that occurred yesterday evening between two residents,” a spokesperson for Conifer LLC., the management company that oversees Belmont Vistas, said in a statement.
“This was an isolated incident between individuals — the safety and well-being of our residents remain our top priority.”
The victim was hospitalized but is expected to make a full recovery.
Schuman was also treated for non-life-threatening injuries in the hospital, officials said.
The flare-firing septuagenarian was set to be arraigned in court Tuesday.
Police did not disclose what sparked the dispute, or why Schuman may have had a flare gun on hand.
The Belmont Vistas community is marketed as a quiet, gated apartment complex for residents 55 years and older.
“Sometimes [the police] come because it’s a community for older people, but I’ve never thought it was that,” resident Liliana Manrique told local outlet News 12.
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