Two suspects are on the run after what police are calling a targeted attack in Emerald Hills.
According to investigators two gunmen walked up to a man working on his older model car in Emerald Hills Park and opened fire around 5 p.m. Sunday.
Witnesses described hearing four to eight shots.
One woman who didn’t want to be identified said she was walking to the park to meet some friends when the gunshots erupted.
“I was trying to figure out if they were those little fire crackers you throw on the ground and they pop. That’s what it sounded like at first or someone was working up there. I called a friend and she was like they just shot somebody. I’m like dang, I just saw two young dudes running,” she told NBC 7.
Police said they ran southbound down Kelton Road and may have escaped in a gray colored car, possibly a Nissan seen speeding away.
According to investigators the two gunmen were described as 15 to 17 years old.
Friends drove the 46-year-old victim, who is not yet being identified, to the hospital where he later died.
“We believe [the shooting was a targeted attack] because they could have shot any of the other ones,” explained Lt. Manuel Del Toro. “They seemed to just strike the victim, so we do believe he was the target of this attack and the motivation isn’t known at this time.”
Investigators said the suspects were wearing dark pants and hoodies.
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