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Philadelphia residents are concerned after 30 shots were fired in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood

Philadelphia residents are concerned after 30 shots were fired in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — After a shooting on her street in Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood, a woman tells Action News she feels unsafe.

“I knew this would happen sooner or later. I knew this was going to happen,” said the woman, who did not want to be identified.

She believes Tuesday’s shooting in the 2500 block of N. 29th Street was drug-related.

Philadelphia police did not confirm any connection to drug activity, but did confirm a shooting investigation at that location on Tuesday just after 4 p.m

“An apparently abandoned vehicle and three houses were hit by gunfire. Only one of the houses was occupied at the time of the incident. Hospitals in the area were checked for casualties, but no injuries were reported,” a police spokesman said.

On Thursday, the action cam discovered bullet holes in the front door of a home and an abandoned Subaru with widows shot out. Broken glass lay on the sidewalk and street.

According to police, more than two dozen shots were fired. The unknown woman fears that she or one of her uninvolved neighbors could be injured.

“No one was hit, not even the people who were shooting at each other. Who can say that next time no one will get hurt,” she said.

The woman wishes she could enjoy little things in her community that many take for granted, like walking around the block, enjoying her front porch or sitting in her house and not worrying about bullets getting inside penetration.

“Why is it important for you to speak out?” asked reporter Leland Pinder.

“I really want my neighborhood to be a safe place,” she said.

The woman had this message for Philadelphia police: “What do you need from us? The neighborhood is ready to give you what you need. What do you need from us?” she asked.

No arrests were made in connection with the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call 215-686-TIPS.

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