A two-year-old child was injured on Saturday after gunshots were heard in the Bronx.prompting frightened passersby to rush and vow to vote for change.
The infant was shot in the right buttock at East Fordham Road and Grand Concourse around 1:45 p.m. and He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition.the authorities reported.
“I was here frying [comida] when I heard the shots, about six, and I just fell to the ground,” said Julio, a salesman who was across the street when the shooting started.
“I could see people running,” he said. Jacqueline Cuevas was walking along Pennsylvania Avenue when she saw “three criminals running,” and then heard gunshots.
“Then I saw a child on the ground. This city needs to be fixed, this mayor is doing nothing for us“, indicated Cuevas.
For his part, the mayor Eric Adams briefly inspected the scene and spoke with detectives.
The New York Police Department (NYPD) was piecing together the circumstances that led to the shooting.
The agents indicated that They are searching for a subject in his 30s who was dressed in a green hoodie, a black jacket with fur around the neck, light blue jeans and apparently red sports shoes.
The offender was last seen running northbound on Crescent Avenueofficials indicated.
Numerous bullet casings were recovered in front of 151 East Fordham Rd.
The shooting took place in front of a Capital One bank, said one of the officers at the scene. The glass across the street at a TD Bank was destroyed by gunfire.
“We don’t know if there was crossfire or if there were several people [involucradas]. We don’t know yet.”said an NYPD spokesperson.
Other people were responsible for making their discontent known in the elections.
“Because of the violence, there are too many criminals on the streets,” said Juan Carlos García, 67. “I have never seen a crime wave this big until Mayor Adams became mayor. “It is violence everywhere every day in front of our faces.”
Garcia did not witness the shooting, but said he has lived in the Bronx for 33 years and stated that he is upset “by the number of immigrants coming to the city.”
“It’s disorganized chaos. We need a new mayor and a new president who wants changeso I will vote for Trump,” he said.
Likewise, Shima Green was on his way to Forham when he heard two gunshots.
“Did you know everyone froze because it could have been a motorcycle”he explained. “And then there were a few [disparos] more and then everyone ran away and I ran for cover at CitiBank. … It’s absolutely terrifying.”
“It’s like one of the first warm days and I don’t want to have to consider that every time it’s warm in New York we have these crazy incidents of people just being reckless with guns,” he said, adding, “I just got back from vacation.” . …I didn’t expect to go from leisurely vacation mode to running for my life.”
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2024-03-31 13:32:06
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