«Breaking News» UNC co-ed, 22, is hit in her gut by 'celebratory gunfire' on New Year's Eve

A UNC at Chapel Hill student was ringing in the new year at the annual acorn drop celebration in Raleigh Monday night when a stray bullet from another reveler's celebratory gunfire tore through her abdomen.

Police said in a statement Tuesday that 22-year-old Kaitlyn Kong was shot five minutes after midnight amid the festivities at Fayetteville and Davie streets in downtown Raleigh.

Capt. Bill McGregor told the News & Observer the bullet came down from above and hit Kong on the top of her chest, pierced the corner of her lung, then lodged in her left abdomen.

Kaitlyn Kong, a senior at UNC at Chapel Hill, is pictured above posing in front of the Raleigh acorn an hour before midnight on New Year's Eve. The 22-year-old was hit by a stray bullet five minutes after midnight during the celebratory fireworks  

Kong was in downtown Raleigh for the annual 'Acorn Drop' celebration, which is similar to New York City's Time Square ball drop 

Police believe an armed reveler opened fire into the air to celebrate New Year's Eve

According to a Facebook status update posted by Kong's roommate, Allyson Cole, on her behalf, the victim on Tuesday underwent surgery to remove the bullet and repair the damage to her lung, diaphragm and stomach.

Police in Raleigh are now trying to identify the person who fired the fateful shot that wounded Kong just minutes into the new year.

Kong wrote in the Facebook message that she and Cole were watching the acorn drop – Raleigh’s equivalent of the Time Square ball drop in New York City - when fireworks lit up the sky and the young woman suddenly felt sharp pain near her ribs.

'I grabbed my ribs and saw blood so we called 911 and got help with the EMS,' Kong recounted.

Cole, Kong’s roommate and best friend, told WRAL she went into a protective ‘mama bear’ mode and helped push the crowd out of the way.

The UNC student was then transported by ambulance to WakeMed Hospital, where doctors removed the bullet from her stomach.

A bullet pierced Kong's lung, perforated her diaphragm and lodged in her stomach. The UNC senior underwent a four-hour surgery on Tuesday to remove the projectile 

‘I feel so fortunate to be here and while I’m still shocked this happened to me, I’m thankful I survived,’ Kong stated.

The 22-year-old is expected to stay hospitalized for a week.

Kaitlyn’s father, Jeffrey Kong, told WNCN the surgery - his daughter's first - left her with a large scar in the middle of her abdomen

Her mother, Gwynne, said all the doctors have told the family her daughter is lucky to be alive.

‘Had it been 2 inches another way, she could have died,’ Mrs Kong said.

According to her LinkedIn profile, Kong is a senior at UNC majoring in environmental science.  

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Main photo article A UNC at Chapel Hill student was ringing in the new year at the annual acorn drop celebration in Raleigh Monday night when a stray bullet from another reveler’s celebratory gunfire tore through her abdomen.
Police said in a statement Tuesday that 22-year-old Kaitlyn Kong was shot five...

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