New York City: Three shooting victims were "targeted" by scooter-riding duo but aren't cooperating with police

[Jaun Deere]

BRONX, NEW YORK - A teenager and two men shot by a pistol packing, scooter-riding duo in the Bronx were believed to be the targets of the gunfire, a police source said.

The gunmen fired more than a dozen rounds in front of 2540 Marion Avenue near Fordham University around 9:30 p.m. Friday, leaving a 17-year-old shot in the left thigh, a 21-year-old shot in the right knee and a 28-year-old grazed in the back of the head, police and sources said.

The victims were uncooperative and police were scouring for video of the shooting, which unfolded as a birthday party for a 4-year-old girl was being held nearby.

“The kids heard [the shots],” said party organizer Grindl Bose, 61, a retired teacher. “They were upset when they saw the cops running through the block. They didn’t know if it was gunshots or fire crackers.”

“I am afraid for my kids,” said the mom, whose kids are 5, 6 and 10 years old and who asked to remain anonymous out of fear. “Sometimes I regret moving here.”

The latest burst of gunfire followed a spate of shootings in the boogie down that prompted Mayor Adams to order 1,000 cops to the borough and call for a summit with gang members at Gracie Mansion.

The mayor’s gang summit proposal came after a deadly Aug. 23 shootout between gang members at a basketball tournament.

A 32-year-old man was killed and four others hurt in the shooting, including a 17-year-old girl who was left fighting for her life after she was blasted in the face by a stray bullet.

Two teens – ages 16 and 17 – were hit with murder, attempted murder, gang assault and weapons charges for the gunfire, which broke out during a basketball tournament.

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