Police: 7-year-old girl, man wounded in Chester shooting
Police: 7-year-old girl, man wounded in Chester shooting
Police are investigating a shooting that left a man and child wounded in Chester. FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson has the latest.
Chester, Pa. - Police are investigating a shooting that left a man and child wounded in Chester.
It happened on the 400 block of Highland Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Surveillance video shows a man rolling around on the ground after he was shot several times. Then, the door of the SUV opens and a little girl struggled to get out on her own while limping from a gunshot wound to the leg. Thankfully, both victims are in good condition.
"(You gotta’ be angry?) Angry ain't the word," said Jequell Bailey. He says the 7-year-old girl is his cousin. He also says she was at the corner store with her grandfather and another cousin when the jeep drove by and opened fire.
"I hope they get caught. I really do. I hope they get caught. I want them prosecuted," he said.
The surveillance camera from Peter's Market captured it all. It shows two men standing outside the SUV talking and a woman is sitting on the store's steps. Then, a red Jeep Compass pulls up and two people can be seen firing out of the window. Both men hit the ground.
Police say they are looking for a red Jeep Compass in connection with the shooting.
Police say one, identified as Nathan Blackwell Sr., was shot in the arm and lower waist area. The video also shows the little girl climb from the back to the front seat as shots are still being fired.
Moments later, the woman, who was sitting on the steps, returns and tries to help the little girl. It's unclear if she's a relative. Bailey says he was also shot three times Thursday of last week while going into his house which is across the street from where the shooting happened Friday.
"This don't have nothing to do with our family. This is something with these other guys around here. (And you are just caught in the crossfire?) We just caught in the middle," he said. The owner of the corner store and his employee say they are terrified.
"It's bad around here. I don't feel safe right here. I want to get out of her right now,” said Miguel Massa.
No word from police on a motive or whether the victims were targeted. Both victims are in the hospital in good condition.
If anyone has any information regarding this case, they are urged to contact Detective Michael Canfield at 610-447-7813 or mcanfield268@chesterpolice.org.