Six people shot in Bronx bodega, including mom and daughter used as human shields
Dec 30, 2024
Six people were shot in a Bronx bodega on Monday, including a mom and her 12-year-old daughter who the intended targets of the shooting cruelly used as “human shields,” police said.
Just before 5 p.m., two gunman opened fire in the middle of White Plains Road in the Gun Hill section of the Bronx, striking six people, including the mother and daughter who were innocent bystanders in the hail of bullets during a “brazen and heartless attack,” acting Chief of Department John Chell said at a press conference.
The mom and daughter were standing at the counter of a bodega when the shooters, who ranged in age from 18 to 21, opened fire. The intended targets of the shooting then ran into the bodega, bumped into the pair, and spun them around to use as “human shields,” Chell said.
“What we know by video so far is we have two shooters running across White Plains Road shooting at a group of people in front of the convenience store,” who then ran into the store, “grabbed” the mom and daughter to use as barriers to the bullet barrage, Chell said.
The 40-year-old mother was shot once in the stomach. Her 12-year-old daughter was shot in the leg.
“We have additional four males shot in their arms and legs,” Chell said.
The intended target of the shooting was not hit, Chell said, adding: “We do not have a motive for the shooting,” at this time.
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