Police searching for group of suspects who fled on mopeds after 2 men shot in the Bronx
FORDHAM, The Bronx (WABC) -- Police are searching for a group of suspects after two men were shot in the Bronx on Wednesday.
The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. at Grand Concourse and East Fordham Road, a very busy area in the Fordham section.
Police say they received a 911 call of two men shot.
A 26-year-old man was shot in the left ankle, and a 52-year-old man was shot in the lower back.
Both victims were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital where they are expected to be OK, according to police.
One of the victims was a father who had just bought sneakers for his son to send to Mexico. Store workers just finished helping the father pick out children's sneakers.
Manuela Hidalgo had gone to the back of the store and stayed there in hiding, fearing the bullets would fly through the window of Sneaker Box. People ducked for cover.
"I was scared in the back," Hidalgo said. "So, my boss was here too. We saw outside and the people were scared too, running here. It was crazy."
Witnesses say when the bullets started flying, people either ran from businesses or sought shelter in businesses - anything to get away from the gunfire.
Police say the four male suspects, wearing dark-colored clothing, were on mopeds, wildly firing their guns on East Fordham Road in broad daylight before fleeing the scene.
Aimen Ziad works at a deli across the street.
"The guns are bad," Ziad said. "I can't work - because you're scared all the time."
No arrests and have been made so far, and the investigation remains ongoing.
At this time it is unclear whether or not the victims were the intended targets.
The double shooting comes just days after shots were fired inside a Wendy's in the Bronx.
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