Police
in Peekskill are looking for a gunman who shot two women Friday night on Main
Street.
Officers
were called to the area near Main Street and Nelson Avenue at 9:15 p.m. Two
women – a driver and a passenger – were traveling east on Main when they
stopped at a red light. Investigators say a man walked up to their car and
started shooting. He then fled the scene.
One
woman suffered gunshot wounds to her abdomen area. The other was hit in the
leg. The victims, who have not yet been named, were rushed to the hospital and
have since been released.
Investigators
are still searching for the gunman and have not yet said if this was a targeted
hit or a random shooting.
People
on Main Street say they are shaken up by the incident.
"It's
scary because it's at the corner,” says Consuela Martinez, a worker at the
Peekskill Gourmet Deli on Main Street for eight years. “For my customers, it is
very important to stay safe."
Martinez
says she and her customers are concerned about the recent violence in their
neighborhood.
Police
are asking for the public's help in the investigation.
Officials
say multiple shots were also fired Monday morning in the city. They say the
shots were fired at a residence near the 600 Block of John Street around 1:30
a.m. No one was hurt, and no arrests were made.
Anyone with information about the
incidents is urged to call Peekskill police at 914-737-8000.