BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police are investigating after someone fired more than a dozen shots in the Back Bay on Wednesday night.
7NEWS crews were in the area as bullets started to fly in the area of Boylston Street and Newbury and Fairfield streets around 7 p.m.
A window on a Boylston Street storefront was blown out by the bullets.
“Everybody scattered. Everybody ran every which way to get away,” one witness said. “Even the guys across the street at Mandarin were hiding you know? You hear gunshots and you run.”
Ben Mokrani, his wife and daughters were eating dinner in the area when the bullets went flying. Mokrani said he did not hesitate to shield his daughter from the gunfire.
“As any parents would do. it’s a normal thing. You just grab your daughter and you hug her,” he said.
Nearby stores went into lockdown as bystanders rushed to safety.
“I turned around and I started running and I heard the glass shatter behind me,” said Allan Rodriguez.
Police K9s have been brought in to assist with the investigation.
Angie Shevannes’ car was damaged in the chaos. She said she was left shaken by the close call.
There were no reported injuries.
No additional information was immediately available.
This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.
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