The increasing crime in cities such as Atlanta, New York, and Chicago continue to be a problem as a Bronx graduation sees shooting of five.
All of the victims, ages 16 to 21, are expected to survive their injuries. The search continues for the suspects.
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Surveillance video shows the alleged getaway car speeding away from the scene as people dodge the bullets.
“I got hit yo, I got hit, I got hit!” one person can be heard yelling.
“I got hit, yo. I got hit. I got hit” — video shows the aftermath of last night’s drive-by shooting in the Bronx. Police say it happened outside a graduation party. Shooters allegedly came back with vengeance after they were denied access. Latest on @CBSNewYork pic.twitter.com/PrAo0Kug3Y
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Three teenagers, including a 16-year-old who was shot in his chest. The rest were shot in their legs. Video shows some of them being wheeled away on stretchers into ambulances.
CBS2’s John Dias spoke with one man who heard the gunshots from afar around 1 a.m.
“Probably five or six, and then all I heard was screaming and then people running and cars,” Gabriel Delarosa said.
