A 2-year-old toddler and his uncle were found dead in Orange, New Jersey on Thursday after a shooting incident. The residents of the area say that their neighborhood has always been plagued with gun violence and shooting incidents are common.
The young toddler and his uncle were shot dead on Cleveland Street around 3 pm in the afternoon, as reported by abc7ny. The shooting incident happened near Cleveland Street Elementary School and it caused fear and panic to the school children who witnessed the scene.
Toddler, man shot to death near Orange, #NJ elementary school https://t.co/9csVTAF3jA pic.twitter.com/felbtDjRU5
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The residents in the area say that shooting incidents in their neighborhood has become common and worse. They are scared to go out of their house and the kids are scared to walk to the school. This fear was further intensified after the 2-year-old toddler and his uncle were shot dead.
According to NJ, one resident saw a man, who was holding a gun, near the place where the shooting incident occurred . He heard around 15 gunshots. The resident added that he saw the same man escape in a dark-colored car.
The police that arrived in the crime scene confirmed that the dark-colored Audi convertible they found is related to the shooting incident. The car had Delaware plates and was swallowed by fire.
The brother of the victim was furious with the police, government officials and the media. He said that they are only always sorry when such shooting incidents happen. He challenges them to do something about the growing shooting incidents instead of only saying sorry every time.
Shooting incidents have become common in the area. Recently, two minors were injured due to gunshots. There was also a gunfire that occurred last October but fortunately no one was injured. After the recent shooting incidents, the officials of the community are looking for ways to eradicate gun violence and prevent similar tragedies in the area.
