Bullets hit Kensington firehouse
KENSINGTON At least two bullets hit a firehouse in the city's Kensington section Thursday afternoon, causing firefighters to duck for cover in the middle of their lunch break, said Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers.
KENSINGTON At least two bullets hit a firehouse in the city's Kensington section Thursday afternoon, causing firefighters to duck for cover in the middle of their lunch break, said Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers.
About 1:25, several shots were fired in the area of the firehouse at Boudinot Street and Hart Lane, Ayers said. A lieutenant and three firefighters were inside the station's lunchroom at the time.
"They were having lunch and all of a sudden, shots," Ayers said. "They got down, got out of the way," and called for police.
One bullet pierced a lunchroom window and another struck an air-conditioning unit, he said. No one was hurt. The medic unit assigned to the firehouse was out on a run.
Police are investigating, but Ayers said "it appears that someone was shooting directly at the firehouse." The firehouse is across the street from a playground.