Location: United States, New York
Date: July 22, 2020

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is devastated over the news of Nina Kapur’s passing.

Nina Kapur, 26, was from Newton, Pennsylvania and a graduate from Syracuse University.

Before joining CBS2 New York, she worked in Maryland for MCVM-TV and in Norwalk, Connecticut for News 12. Nina was recently responsible for covering the election campaigns in the tri-state area.

On July 18, Nina was on the passenger seat of a rented motorbike, authorities said that the operator of the motorbike “swerved for an unknown reason” launching Kapur and the man onto the street. 

A spokesperson for the New York Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that officers responded to a 911 call reporting a motor vehicle collision in the Greenpoint neighborhood around 5:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Nina’s colleagues reminisced about her kind demeanor, passion for storytelling and active personality on Twitter.

Hello, World!

Nina Kapur is survived by her mother, Monica, father, Anup, and her 24-year-old brother, Ajay.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism is pained to know that a brilliant young mind passed at such a young age as a result of a tragic accident. We share the mourning of her friends and family.

The CFWIJ strongly condemns the police brutality against journalists. We demand the immediate return of the press cards seized from the security forces. Policies to intimidate journalists should be abandoned, and journalism should be practiced under the criteria of freedom of the press.

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