WEST HAVEN, Conn. — A West Haven neighborhood, that is typically quiet, was rocked by gunfire early Monday afternoon.
Police were called to a residence on Third Avenue, near Main Street, at 1 p.m. following what sources say was a drive by shooting.
Evidence markers trailed away from a house at 468/470 Third Avenue into the middle of the road.
"I was in my house doing laundry and I just heard a bunch of popping, four or five," local resident Tyler Powers said. "I thought it was a car because we usually have cars that come around here that have those types of engines."
He saw nothing by the time he got to the door, but sources told FOX61 a black matte BMW was seen speeding away after briefly stopping in front of the two-family home.
West Haven Police will only confirm two people were transported to the hospital, but could not say whether both had been shot.
"It’s a scary situation," Jay Patel, Owner of the Ye Old Liquor Shoppe, said. "As soon as I heard about it, I shot down there. I have the other business in Branford."
His business is located just a few feet from where the shooting went down.
"It made me extra nervous because I didn’t know if my business was targeted for any reason at all, but I think of God we are we are we are safe," Patel said.
"I’ve lived in this neighborhood all my life and it’s just nothing but good people, family, kids," Powers said.
A motive for the shooting has not yet been released by officials.
Anyone with information pertaining to this incident is asked to contact the West Haven PD Detective Division.
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