Man shot inside store next to day care

NORTH BRADDOCK. Pa. — A man was shot inside a cellphone store next to a day care in North Braddock.

Children ages 1- to 10-years-old were inside. The owner of the day care told Channel 11, it's not the first time this has happened in the area.

Police: Man in 40's shot in leg 2 maybe three times. Shooting happened next door to a DAYCARE that was open. No kids hurt. #WPXI. pic.twitter.com/9ayeVExw1b

Police: Man in 40’s shot in leg 2 maybe three times. Shooting happened next door to a DAYCARE that was open. No kids hurt. #WPXI. pic.twitter.com/9ayeVExw1b
— Damany (@DamanyWSOC9) November 19, 2018

"I am very frustrated because how could you not care about children," said Nicole Glaze, owner of Great Start Daycare. "We heard the first shot, then we heard the second shot. After the first shot we are grabbing kids and just running to the back."

They all sought shelter in another room after police said a gunman walked inside a nearby store in the 600 block of Jones Avenue around 2:04 p.m.

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That's when a 46-year-old man was shot several times in his leg.

"You don't know what is happening next door. You don't know if bullets will come through your window," Blaze said. "You all need to put these guns down find a better way to solve your problems. Shooting is not the answer because there are babies that are being effected by this every day."

The man was transported to a local hospital in stable condition. No children were hurt.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Allegheny County Police Tipline at 1-833-255-8477.

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