CLEVELAND — Gunfire on Woodbridge Avenue left two people injured late Monday night, shaking a neighborhood residents describe as close-knit and quiet.
A 50-year-old woman is in critical condition, and a 10-year-old is in stable condition after shots were fired around 11:30 p.m.
Cleveland Police Public Information Officer Freddy Diaz said both victims were inside a vehicle outside a home when the shooting occurred. The relationship between the two victims is unknown, as is what led to the shooting.
"Nothing specific at the moment, but typically these types of incidents are not necessarily random, so there may be some connection," Diaz said.
Neighbors tell us the gunfire also hit homes and a tree, and shattered a car window. When we asked police whether the shooting was a drive-by, Diaz said that remains under investigation.
"That's still part of the ongoing investigation. I believe there was a vehicle that was mentioned. However, that's part of our ongoing investigation," Diaz said.
No arrests have been made.
Neighbor Jennifer Lopez said she and her family were jolted awake by the gunfire.
"We woke up to gunshots, and my husband jumped in a cabinet saying, 'Don't move!'" Lopez said.
Lopez said the chaos continued after the initial shots.
"We heard screaming in the street. It was males, boys, and females. We kept hearing screaming. We called 911 while I was on the phone with the dispatcher, four more gunshots went off," Lopez said. "I was shaking. I was scared because it sounded like it was right in front of my home."
Neighbor Ronald Brown described the sound of the gunfire.
"It was like pop, pop, pop, pop, pop," Brown said.
Brown showed us where bullets struck near his property, including one that ricocheted into a tree and another that hit his parked car.
"They found two bullets over there. Again, the car was parked over here. The bullet hit, passing this side and ricocheted and went into that tree," Brown said.
Both neighbors said they hope the victims recover and that police catch those responsible.
"Hopefully, it doesn't happen again, and they don't come back and they catch the guy," Lopez said.
"Definitely, I'm glad it didn't happen at this time. We got children out here playing," Brown said.
