Suzanne Rozdeba A police car at East Fourth Street and Avenue D.Two gunshots were fired in the Lillian Wald Houses at around 2:45 p.m., a convenience store employee told The Local.
“I didn’t see anything other than people running when they heard the shots,” said Mohamed Sidi, who works at 33 Best Deal on Avenue D. “People were scared.”
A pair of police officers were lingering at the entrance to the Lillian Wald complex at East Fourth Street at around 4 p.m., but would not comment, citing an ongoing investigation. An employee at the nearby Ave. D Candy Store, Ahmedou Ould-Dahya, also told The Local he heard a pair of gunshots.
A spokesman for the police department did yet not have any information on the possible incident.
