Woman, 57, is shot in the face and killed in front of family while husband was being burgled in Manhattan condo

A woman has been tragically shot dead after she interrupted two burglars as they attempted to rob her husband.

Ying Zhu Liu, 57, heard a commotion about 11pm outside her eighth floor apartment in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

She opened the door, alongside her 32-year-old son, and was confronted by two men attempting to rob her husband.

Ying Zhu Liu, 57, heard a commotion about 11pm outside her eighth floor apartment in Manhattan’s Lower East Side

She opened the door, alongside her 32-year-old son, and was confronted by two men attempting to rob her husband

Shots were fired and Liu took a bullet to the face. She died at the scene.

Police are on the hunt for two suspects who fled on foot. One was wearing a black ski mask and hooded jacket which was black and red.

The duo allegedly snatched Liu’s husband’s phone before they ran from the scene. 

Neither her husband or son were injured in the incident. 

The building itself has 16 residential units , as well as a commercial space and a preschool on the ground floor.