Person shot, injured, in brazen daytime shooting in Charlestown

BOSTON — Authorities are investigating a brazen daytime shooting in Charlestown on Wednesday.

Officers responding to the area of Walford Way and O’Brien Court just before 4 p.m. for a report of a person shot found one male victim who sustained a gunshot wound, according to Boston Police.

The victim’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

No arrests have been made at this time and a suspect description was not immediately available.

Three cars were in the middle of this crime scene, all with evidence markers.

Two of them had significant damage, one on the front end and the other on the back.

The third car had a bullet hole through the window.

One woman was startled by the gunfire.

“I heard the 4 shots when I was in my bedroom,” said Josefina Miranda.

Officers searched the area with K9s for hours, gathering evidence and looking for the suspect.

Neighbors say they’re not surprised by this brazen shooting in the middle of the day.

“Oh it’s during the day, it’s 11 o’clock at night, it’s four o’clock in the morning, there’s no time frame for this type of violence there’s literally no time frame,” said Miranda.

Miranda says she’s seen four shootings right outside her apartment over the last few years.

One of them almost hurt her son just a couple of years ago.

“When my window was shot up, he was 11 and it literally missed him by this much, he was sitting at his computer, and as the two went through his room, another 4 came through my bedroom in the back,” said Miranda. “It’s starting to become the norm for me and that’s unacceptable.”

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Charlestown daytime shooting

The facts and circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under investigation.

No further information was immediately available.

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