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Shots Fired Outside Bronx Daycare With Children Inside: Police

POLICE SIREN GENERIC
NBC 4 New York

Multiple shots were fired outside of a Bronx daycare during the middle of the afternoon, as children were still inside, police said.

The gunfire rang out just after 3 p.m. on Magenta Street in Willamsbridge, according to police. One of the bullets went into the daycare center, located on White Plains Road.

Seven children, all about 3 years old, and two workers were inside the facility at the time of the shooting, police said, but no injuries were reported.

A suspect was being questioned for possible involvement in the shooting. An investigation is ongoing.

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