WILKES-BARRE -- A man is dead and another man hospitalized after a shooting in Wilkes-Barre.
Wilkes-Barre police say Robert Hood, 34, of Wilkes-Barre was shot and killed in a home on Stanton Street Friday night around 8 p.m. Another man was stabbed and taken to the hospital.
Newswatch 16 spoke with several residents who live near the shooting scene. They didn’t want to be identified out of fear of retaliation.
“I was putting my daughter to sleep and I came outside there was a lot of commotion. The neighbors were saying there was a shooting,” said one neighbor. “I was shocked. I had my kids, and it’s scary to know kids are starting to bring guns in this area.”
Neighbors said the shooter and the victim knew each other and the situation may have stemmed from an earlier dispute. They say this street is pretty quiet, but a deadly shooting is completely unexpected.
“It’s a real quiet neighborhood. It’s actually a good neighborhood. It’s just real surprising to a lot of neighbors here,” said another neighbor.
Investigators confirmed that both the shooter and the victim knew each other and said the public has nothing to fear.
