Woman wounded in shooting as Boston restaurant hit by more than a dozen bullets
A woman was shot and wounded near a restaurant in Boston Wednesday afternoon after more than a dozen gunshots hit the building.
It happened just after 4 p.m. outside Vasquez Pizza And Spanish Food on Dudley Street in Roxbury. Police said the woman was rushed to the hospital with what they called "non-life-threatening injuries." Her name has not been released.
There have been no arrests.
At least 18 bullet holes in restaurant windows
Evidence markers were scattered on the street and there were at least 18 bullet holes in the restaurant's windows and glass door.
When the barrage of bullets started flying, people were working, others were in the barbershop next door and ducked for cover, and many children had just come home from nearby schools.
"Hearing consecutive shots back-to-back I was like, it messed me up because I was like I don't feel safe anymore and if we stayed in that block any longer, we probably could have gotten hit in the crossfire," said Ayden who was working at the time.
"I was really scared at that point of time. I heard the gunshots as I was doing my haircut over here and I heard the gunshot and I was really scared at that time," said Shantanu Rathi who ducked for cover. "I'm really scared. This is not the first time it is happening."
Lawmaker condemns shooting
Massachusetts State Senator Liz Miranda, who lives in the neighborhood, said the violence is unacceptable.
"It's about every member in our community saying it's not OK, we're not going to stand for this. This business will repair itself and hopefully won't be impacted too much, but there is a family tonight with a young woman who may or may not be home for dinner," said Miranda.
"For you to shoot that many shots into a business that was operating in the middle of the day means that you're a callous human being and shouldn't be on the streets of Roxbury or anywhere."
Anyone with information is asked to call Boston police.