Five people were shot in Yonkers on Sunday night, according to Eyewitness News ABC7NY, which carried the story as breaking news and reported live from the scene on Monday morning. Crews described it as a developing situation as the community woke up to news of the violence.
The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. the previous night at the intersection of Elm Street and Cashmere Street, in the Getty's section of Yonkers, according to the report. Reporters were stationed at the location as the investigation continued into the morning.
All of the victims were rushed to a nearby hospital, the station reported. Their conditions were unknown at the hour of the broadcast, and no further details about the people who were shot were provided.
It was not clear what specifically prompted the shooting, according to Eyewitness News ABC7NY. The station said it had reached out to police for more specifics about what led to the gunfire.
Police were seen scouring the neighborhood throughout the night and into the early morning, according to the report. The presence of officers across the area pointed to an active and ongoing investigation.
As of the Monday morning broadcast, there were no suspects, no known motive and no arrests, the station said. Authorities had not publicly identified anyone in connection with the shooting.
The report was delivered live from Yonkers by Chante Land for Channel 7, according to Eyewitness News ABC7NY. The station framed the shooting as a breaking story that it was continuing to track as more information became available.
