Authorities are investigating after two people were shot, one fatally, while walking out of a liquor store at 309 Walnut Street in Waterbury, Connecticut, Tuesday evening, according to police.
Police said a 25-year-old man was shot in the chest around 5:15 p.m. and taken to St. Mary's Hospital. He was pronounced dead about an hour later.
A second victim, who has been identified as a 31-year-old man, was shot in the cheek and sustained non-life threatening injuries, according to police. He was transferred to Hartford Hospital for treatment.
Police said investigators are following significant leads and that the suspect knew the victim who was killed. The shooting came in the wake of a confrontation between the two, according to police.
It happened a block away from the scene of a shooting in August that left a 49-year-old man dead and just across the street from a community learning centerthat hosts after-school programs for local children.
"This is not good. This is making it bad for their reputation," said James Monroe, president of the Skoville Homes Association, a nearby apartment complex. "We're trying to grow this center, to do things for the kids."
It's not clear whether children were there at the time at the time of the shooting.
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"The drug traffic on this street from Wood to East Farms Street over here is outrageous," Monroe said. "We need to come together as a community and say, 'No more.'"
The victims' names have not been released.
