Residents say violence in the area is becoming too common.
NEW YORK - Police are searching for the gunman who killed two people in East Harlem. The victims were shot in the head Sunday night near a school. Blood could be seen on the sidewalk across from P.S. 30 in East Harlem, but many parents and children walking past didn't flinch Monday morning. East Harlem resident Mayra Benitez said there have been several shootings in the neighborhood. 'This is the third time,' she said.
I think they gun culture in general is out of control,' East Harlem resident Luke Weston said.Police said they don't have a motive for the shooting, or know what relationship, if any, the victims had with one another. For several hours, detectives searched the neighborhood, which is filled with parks and playgrounds, for shell casings and witnesses, even deploying a drone. Neighbors at a loss for why this keeps happening.'Next to a school district.
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