Two adults and a five-year-old boy were all hit by stray bullets in University Heights in the Bronx yesterday evening. It is unclear what caused the shooting at around 8:15 p.m. Friday night, but according to the News, the five-year-old was mindlessly munching on Chicken McNuggets on Grand Avenue with other kids when he was shot in the leg. "Everybody was out here chilling. All of a sudden, I heard the sound of gunshots. I just dived on the floor," said Adam Frias.
Four or five rounds went off as people ducked and ran for cover. "One guy was bleeding and ran to the corner store [on W. Fordham Ave.]. The little kid was unconscious. One of his legs was bloody," said Joon Cecebe. In addition to the five-year-old, a 31-year-old woman was hit in her arm, and a 30-year-old man was shot in the calf. All the victims are expected to survive.
Last month, a five-year-old girl was also shot in the Bronx, also the victim of stray bullets stemming from an apparent gang fight. Last night, police arrested Francisco Nunez, a Trinitario gang member, and charged him with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon in the shooting. The little girl survived the bullet, but had part of her intestines removed.
