BOSTON (WHDH) - An investigation got underway Wednesday night after a shooting left a bullet hole in the window of a North End bakery, shocking neighbors and drawing a large police response.
Police swarmed the area around Modern Pastry on Hanover Street shortly before 11:15 p.m. The business, police said, was closed at the time and no one was hurt.
Hours later, people living in the tight knit neighborhood spoke to 7NEWS.
One witness said the gunman was on a motorcycle and fired two shots at Modern Pastry before speeding toward downtown.
Next door to Modern Pastry, Mossimo Tiberi owns the restaurant Arya.
Tiberi said he was taking out the trash when he heard a noise that he thought was car exhaust.
“I went upstairs,” he said. “I looked out the window and there was police everywhere.”
Another man, who gave his first name, Jared, works as a valet in the area. He said he works between five and six nights per week.
“Nothing like that has ever happened,” he said.
Both Jared and another valet, Bader, said they’re now thinking twice about their safety.
“What if I stayed to, like, 12:30 last night working?” Bader said. “Someone could have got hit by a stray bullet. You never know. It’s just kind of dangerous.”
The North End was bustling with activity again Thursday night along Hanover Street. Still, the bullet hole at Modern Pastry remained visible.
Police said their investigation is ongoing and they have asked anyone with information to reach out.
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