Police are investigating two shootings that happened in just under 48 hours at the same location in the Bronx. One of them was deadly, and the other sent a 5-year-old girl to the hospital. naveencbs2ny reports.
On White Plains Road and East 213th in the Williamsbridge section, a beige Nissan Maxima was parked neatly on Saturday, but the bullet holes had a story to tell.
So did the balloons a block away at a home on East 214th. It was there where neighbors heard gunfire around 7 p.m. Friday."I heard bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, bam, and then the little girl got shot," neighbor Brenda Francis said."I was scared. We couldn't walk out, and we couldn't come back in," Francis said.They say around 12:30 a.m. Thursday, two men were hit with bullets at East 213th and Holland Avenue.
Police are trying to determine the motive behind these two shootings and if they are connected. What they do know is the 5-year-old was not the intended target."People should be able to drive in their cars and know that they're safe. They can just go to the store and not worry about having to take their child to the hospital," Jess said.
But as the summer days approach, people in the area know the reality will be different. The solution?In:Thanks for reading CBS NEWS.Please enter valid email address to continue
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