Target practice continues in Leominster

For the second time in a little more than a week, there has been an unsolved shooting up the street. Last week, a drive-by shooter fired on a woman and her 10-month-old child while they were parked in their SUV. Yesterday morning, a young man trying to break into a condo complex fired upon a maintenance man:

LEOMINSTER -- Police are searching for a young Hispanic male who allegedly fired two gunshots Tuesday morning near a Central Village maintenance worker who witnessed him kicking at a door.

The maintenance worker saw the suspect kicking an exterior door at the Central Street housing complex at about 9:35 a.m., Det. Scott A. Wolferseder said.

When the maintenance worker -- who had been riding a golf cart -- attempted to question the man, the suspect pulled out a handgun, Wolferseder said.

"The maintenance guy dove off the golf cart, and then he heard two shots," Wolferseder said.

Thank God our local thugs haven't yet mastered the art of actually hitting their targets. But it's just a matter of time before a stray or not-so-stray bullet kills someone.

Two shootings in 10 days in our part of town...has anyone heard from our city councilor? Where is the call for more police in the area? What is it going to take for someone to get control of the violence in the neighborhood?

It seems like we're just waiting for someone to end up in the hospital or worse before confronting the problem.

Tags: Massachusetts Leominster crime