Video shows chaotic moments during shooting at Bronx convenience store

Mother, daughter remain in hospital after Bronx shooting, relative says 01:50

NEW YORK — A barrage of bullets pierced a convenience store in the Bronx on Monday night, leaving six people wounded, including a 12-year-old girl and her mother, who police say was used as a human shield .

As the NYPD continues to search for the shooters, the Williamsbridge neighborhood remains shaken.

Video shows total chaos on White Plains Road

There was calm and then chaos after the sound of gunfire burst into the air at the busy intersection on White Plains Road. Police say two gunmen began shooting at a group of men who ran for cover inside G&W Grocery.

Video obtained by CBS News New York shows bystanders sprinting for cover, including one man tripping over a T-Mobile sign and others ducking into Carlos Collado’s store next door.

“There was a lot of commotion, a lot of yelling, yes, and even folks outside were screaming due to what they were seeing,” said Collado, owner of Fine Fare Supermarket. “Then when I saw the running, people turning on to 12th, here, coming this way and we even saw an elderly couple, one with a walker, and my employees asked them to come inside because they couldn’t run as fast as everyone else.”

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