Fan shot by stray bullet while sitting in the bleachers inside Yankee stadium


Rocco Parascandola

New York Daily News

A man watching a soccer game at Yankee Stadium was shot in the hand, apparently by a stray bullet fired by someone outside the stadium, police said Monday.

The fan, 25, was sitting in the bleachers when he was hit about 5:30 p.m. Sunday during the New York City Football Club’s 2-0 victory over Atlanta United.

The victim, who lives in Westchester County, was treated at Bellevue Hospital.

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