The 1000-block of N. 3rd St. in Harrisburg
The Harrisburg Police Bureau is vowing to take action following a series of shootings in a city neighborhood.
After early morning gunfire on Sunday at the 1000-block of N. 3rd Street, police said that they are working with area “agencies” to put an end to the violence at the location, which has been the site of previous shootings.
“Everything seems to be stemmed around a certain establishment there,” said Lt. Kyle Gautsch of the Harrisburg Police Bureau. “There are some things in the works to hopefully quiet down the situation.”
The early Sunday morning shooting left four adult males with non-life-threatening injuries and the investigation is ongoing, Gautsch said.
Another shooting took place on the block in April, leaving one person injured, and there have been several others, including one in December 2022 and one in August 2022 that shattered a nearby business’s window.
“We are actively utilizing all the resources that we have to combat the issue that is ongoing right now in Midtown,” he added.
While police would not name a specific business that the incidents are tied to, Gautsch said that he hopes that business owners would take steps to ensure the safety of their patrons.
Gautsch said that nearby businesses and residents are cooperating with the bureau’s investigation of Sunday’s shooting.
Police declined to provide details on the steps they are taking to address the pattern of violence at this time, but assured the public that they are taking action.
“Everybody understands there’s a problem,” Gautsch said. “We need to resolve this problem.”
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