Two men were shot in Reading early Monday morning.
The gunfire was reported around 2 a.m. in the 700 block of North 11th Street in Reading.
One man was shot in the leg; the other was shot in the arm and leg. Police said their injuries are not life-threatening.
It’s the latest in a string of shootings on the block this year, but this is the first time anyone was hurt.
In addition to the injuries, at least one home was hit by a bullet.
“The reason I thought it was fireworks was because of how quickly the succession of shots were,” said Jan Ingle, whose home was hit.
She said she found a bullet hole in her front window and another bullet on the third floor window ledge. Her surveillance video captured the sound from the rapid succession of gunfire.
“I’m just glad that it was early in the morning,” she said. “We were all upstairs. We were in bed.”
This isn’t the first time 69 News has spoken with Ingle. In June, she explained how bullets damaged a few cars and homes. She hasn’t necessarily been scared until now.
“They shot my house,” she said. “We got small kids in here. One’s 11, the other is 17.”
Police have responded to the block at least four times this year. They said that’s a little high for one block, and they’re doing what they can to curb the gunfire.
Police said in the last year, they’ve implemented a crime-fighting strategy, and while this shooting is unfortunate, there’s been some breakthrough in cutting down on shootings like this.
“We are significantly down in number of non-fatal shootings and homicides,” said Capt. Paul Reilly, Reading Police Department.
Police haven’t made any arrests. Anyone on the block or nearby streets is encouraged to check his surveillance cameras.