Bronx shooting kills innocent bystander, wounded mother on her way to grocery store
FORDHAM, The Bronx (WABC) -- Police are looking for a suspect who opened fire Sunday evening in the Bronx, killing one innocent bystander and injuring another.
The victim is at home recovering, with the bullet still lodged in her leg.
"At first I thought it was like, some fireworks happening. But then I felt something hit my leg," Starli Sanchez said.
The suspect opened fire into the crowd, missing the 10 participants in the dispute, according to investigators.
It was a bullet intended for someone else that was fired near a park on Webster Avenue and East 188th Street in Fordham at around 7 p.m. on Sunday.
The 34-year-old married mother of two remembers passing the park on her way to the supermarket.
"And I was about to go with my kids. They always go with me. And yesterday I said to my kids, no, stay home. I'm going with my cousin," Sanchez said.
She didn't hear the argument a block away that was captured on surveillance video and which led to gunfire near the park full of people and police were already there too.
"And the policeman said, oh, it's gunshots, gunshots. And my cousin and I started running," Sanchez said.
Once it was clear Sanchez and another man nearby had been shot, they were taken to the hospital.
She's recovering at home now with the help of her family, but she may need more treatment.
"A little part of the bullet is still inside me," Sanchez said.
And it could remain there, since it's close to an artery and risky to remove.
The other victim, identified as 57-year-old Kevin Jennings, didn't make it.
He was struck in the head, and police say he wasn't the intended target either.
Sanchez says she wants to move from the area rather than risk another summer when arguments boil over and escalate into shootings.
"Imagine just going to the grocery store and getting hit?" Sanchez said.
The gunman ran into the nearby store, stashed the gun, and fled, officials said.
Detectives with the 46th precinct did recover a gun and quickly detained four people at the scene, but released them.
Sources say they were not linked to the shooting.
The NYPD is still looking for the person who fired that gun.
Concern has been growing about the escalating gun violence in the Bronx after several people, all innocent victims, have been caught in crossfire.
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