A fight between two men on a Bronx street ended in the deaths of two innocent bystanders early Friday, the NYPD said.
The deadly shooting started as a “regular fist fight” between two men outside an apartment building on Davidson Avenue in University Heights at around 12:15 a.m.
One of the street fighters ran into the building and came out with a group of four or five friends, including a gunman brandishing a massive chrome pistol, a witness recalled.
“They were about to jump the dude. One dude came out, he pulled out a .40 caliber chrome pistol and he started shooting.”
Countless shots were fired at the 40-year-old rival who was struck in the arm. Two bystanders, 44-year-old Claretha Daniels and 36-year-old Justin Lawless, were fatally wounded.
“I was right between both of them,” the eyewitness said. “It was point blank range. I was right there. God was with me.”
The suspect took off on a red scooter with another individual. The witness said that Daniels was shot at point-blank range.
“He hit the girl. He hit the dude and he hit the other dude in the arm. I was right there. He could have shot me.”
