A 52-year-old Bethlehem woman was struck in the head Sunday night by a "stray" gunshot that "initial reports" said came through a wall of a home, city police report.

The shot was reported at 9:38 p.m. and came from "somewhere in the immediate area of this address," police Chief Mark DiLuzio said Monday morning.

The woman was treated by city paramedics at 1504 Fairmount St. and then taken to a local hospital, DiLuzio said just after 10:30 p.m. She was admitted in serious condition, he added.

Detectives and the Forensics Services Unit were processing the scene for evidence, DiLuzio said Sunday night.

Bethlehem Housing Authority officers and forensic service detectives on Monday morning were back at the scene "attempting to identify the source and location of where this stray bullet came from," DiLuzio said about 11:30 a.m.

The home is owned by Gilberto and Carmen Ocasio, Northampton County property records show. They bought it in 1989, records show.

What appeared to be blood was dried on the front porch of the home Monday morning.

A man who identified himself as Mr. Ocasio would only say the shooting victim was still at the hospital, and he did not know her condition.

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The single-family home has green space behind it, part of a playground near Marvine Elementary School. Bethlehem Housing Authority developments Pembroke and Marvine are also not far away.

Anyone who "heard the shot or a loud bang around the time of this shooting" is asked to contact the department or detectives at 610-865-7187 or call the tip line at 610-691-6660. Information can be left anonymously, DiLuzio said.

Sarah Cassi contributed to this report.

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