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An innocent elderly woman was struck by a stray bullet in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, police said.

The 70-year-old woman was shot in the thigh in Bedford-Stuyvesant just after 2:15 p.m. when two men got into a fight nearby and opened fire, cops said.

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Police on the scene where an elderly woman was hit by a stray bullet
Police on the scene where an elderly woman was hit by a stray bullet.Peter Gerber
The 70-year-old woman was shot in the thigh
The 70-year-old woman was shot in the thigh.Peter Gerber
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Police on the scene where an elderly woman was hit by a stray bullet
The woman was transported to Kings County Hospital Center.Peter Gerber
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  The victim is expected to survive. Peter Gerber The victim is expected to survive. Peter Gerber

She was taken to Kings County Hospital Center for treatment and is expected to survive, police said.

The shooter took off, and no arrests have been made.

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