NEW YORK CITY, NY - Two armed suspects opened fire on a group of people outside of a New York City convenience store just before 5:00 p.m. on Monday, December 30th.
According to ABC7, police said the two suspects fired again at the intended targets as they ran inside of the store. One of the intended targets used a mother as a human shield for protection from gunfire. Police said that the 40-year-old mother and her 12-year-old daughter were at the counter of the convenience store when the intended targets ran in the store.
One of the intended targets turned the mother around and used her as a shield as shots were fired into the store. Police said the mother was shot in the stomach and her daughter was shot in the leg.
In a statement, New York Police Department (NYPD) Interim Chief of Department John Chell said, "We had a brazen and heartless attack by two shooters who opened fire in the middle of the street into a crowded convenience store, striking six people." Police said that four men, ages 18-21, were shot in the arm and leg.
One woman who witnessed the shooting, Beverly Taylor, said, "A lot of people were running. The strip was very crowded. So, you wouldn't know who did it." She said she couldn't see the shooters, but she heard the gunfire. Taylor said, "Ten to fifteen shots I heard, and I just dropped to the ground."
She saw someone who was struck, adding, "She was a young girl." Police said two people the shooters were aiming for used the young girl's mother as a human shield. Chell said, "If you can imagine, mom and daughter up against a counter, and the two intended targets come in and bump into them and turn the mother around as they're being shot at."
Jamal Wilson, who works nearby said, "Whoever shot these people, they had no regard for human life." Wilson said he was only 30 seconds away from being an innocent victim, too. He said, "It puts fear in us because now we can't really come outside. I do deliveries. I don't know if it's safe for me to do a delivery tomorrow."
Neighbors were rattled by the disregard for life. Neighbor Darnell Smith said, "You can't walk your own streets without getting shot. Something's wrong with that."
Police said the two gunmen, who were wearing face masks, ran north on White Plains Road and that they were aiming for people. The suspects have been described as two males, one wearing a black Nike sweatshirt and the other wearing a gray hoodie. Police are investigating whether any of the other four victims in the hospital were the intended targets. All six victims are expected to survive their injuries.
As of this writing, the gunmen are still at large as authorities work to discover their identities. A motive for the shooting is also currently under investigation.
According to ABC7, police said the two suspects fired again at the intended targets as they ran inside of the store. One of the intended targets used a mother as a human shield for protection from gunfire. Police said that the 40-year-old mother and her 12-year-old daughter were at the counter of the convenience store when the intended targets ran in the store.
One of the intended targets turned the mother around and used her as a shield as shots were fired into the store. Police said the mother was shot in the stomach and her daughter was shot in the leg.
In a statement, New York Police Department (NYPD) Interim Chief of Department John Chell said, "We had a brazen and heartless attack by two shooters who opened fire in the middle of the street into a crowded convenience store, striking six people." Police said that four men, ages 18-21, were shot in the arm and leg.
One woman who witnessed the shooting, Beverly Taylor, said, "A lot of people were running. The strip was very crowded. So, you wouldn't know who did it." She said she couldn't see the shooters, but she heard the gunfire. Taylor said, "Ten to fifteen shots I heard, and I just dropped to the ground."
She saw someone who was struck, adding, "She was a young girl." Police said two people the shooters were aiming for used the young girl's mother as a human shield. Chell said, "If you can imagine, mom and daughter up against a counter, and the two intended targets come in and bump into them and turn the mother around as they're being shot at."
Jamal Wilson, who works nearby said, "Whoever shot these people, they had no regard for human life." Wilson said he was only 30 seconds away from being an innocent victim, too. He said, "It puts fear in us because now we can't really come outside. I do deliveries. I don't know if it's safe for me to do a delivery tomorrow."
Neighbors were rattled by the disregard for life. Neighbor Darnell Smith said, "You can't walk your own streets without getting shot. Something's wrong with that."
Police said the two gunmen, who were wearing face masks, ran north on White Plains Road and that they were aiming for people. The suspects have been described as two males, one wearing a black Nike sweatshirt and the other wearing a gray hoodie. Police are investigating whether any of the other four victims in the hospital were the intended targets. All six victims are expected to survive their injuries.
As of this writing, the gunmen are still at large as authorities work to discover their identities. A motive for the shooting is also currently under investigation.
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