Horrifying footage showed the moment two gunmen opened fire on a Boston street while children were seen running away in terror.
The chaotic scene erupted on a sidewalk in Roxbury, where bystanders were going about their daily lives until around 6.45pm on Wednesday, an unidentified man in a red hoodie and black trousers opened fire.
Several people, including a small girl, were seen fleeing the line of fire while another unidentified gunman in a brown hoodie returned fire.
According to the information, about 20 shots were fired at the sidewalk where several shops are located Boston 25 messages.
No injuries were reported and no arrests were made.
Horrifying footage showed the moment two gunmen exchanged fire on a busy Boston sidewalk around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday
The shooting was one of several in the city that shook locals. According to the news agency, another gunman opened fire in the middle of an intersection near Gallivan Boulevard on Tuesday.
But the violence began Monday when 33-year-old Haverhill pastor Danny Mayers was shot dead outside Frederick Middle School.
It’s unclear if Mayers was targeted, but police found him shot in a car.
The ongoing investigation led Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox to address the rapid rise in crime on Thursday.
“We’re here and we care,” Cox said loudly WHDH. “From our point of view, people need to understand that this is a safe city. With the help of the public, we can be safer.”
According to NBC Boston, officials also claimed on Thursday that there had been fewer shootings in the city this year but the death toll had increased.
To stem the rising number of shootings, authorities plan to allocate $19 million to deter people from crime by offering summer jobs and cracking down on illegal activities like illegal ATVs.
Several people, including a little girl, tried to find cover as the bullets were fired
About 20 shots were fired at the sidewalk where several shops are located
In addition to fighting crime, Cox has worked strategically on police reform over the past year.
According to the police department’s website, the reforms will focus on community engagement, trust, transparency and improving all aspects of policing.
Cox has emphasized proactive outreach and has been committed to providing safety resources to the LGBTQ+ community in the event of threats.
Other police reforms include diversifying the workforce by hiring more Black, Indigenous and Colored people.
While shooting deaths appear to be rising in Boston, other U.S. cities are seeing increases in homicides.
Memphis, New Orleans, and Richmond are considered America’s homicide hotspots, with scholars attributing their rising homicide rates to soft Democratic leadership and low police morale.
A learn WalletHub’s study found that homicide rates in the country’s largest cities rose by a tenth between the first quarter of 2001 and the same period this year — and counting.
Researchers said homicide rates began rising with the Covid-19 pandemic and found Democrat-run cities suffered rising rates at a faster rate than their Republican counterparts.
WalletHub researchers found that homicide rates in the country’s largest cities rose by a tenth between the first quarter of 2001 and the same period this year
The number of children killed by gunfire rose from 1,732 to 2,590 — the highest number since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began counting deaths in 1999
The researchers ranked the cities by totaling their homicide rates in the first three months of 2023 and comparing those numbers to the same periods in 2021 and 2022.
Memphis, New Orleans, Richmond, Washington DC, Detroit, Durham, Dallas. Milwaukee, Las Vegas and Kansas City are considered America’s worst homicide hotspots.
New York ranked 36th and Los Angeles 38th.
Norfolk, Omaha, Atlanta, Fort Worth and Raleigh ranked at the bottom of the list of major cities hardest hit.
Researchers found that cities with Democratic mayors saw homicide rates rise faster than cities with Republican leaders.
