WILLIAMSPORT -- Police in Williamsport said a man was shot and killed late Monday night.
Officers were called to Anthony Street in the city just before 11 p.m. for reports of shots fired.
Police found a man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at the scene. The man was taken to Williamsport Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The victim was identified as Jamil Bryant, 21, of Williamsport.
Since the beginning of this year, there have been seven shooting incidents in the city of Williamsport and three out of 12 total victims have died.
Williamsport police were called to the 400 block of Anthony Street, near the intersection with Penn, at about 10:40 p.m. Monday. That's when they found the victim, in the middle of the street, shot several times. He later died at a hospital.
Natasha Reyes lives just feet away from where the victim was found.
"We were just watching TV and sleeping, well, we fell asleep to the TV. We heard firecrackers, what we thought were firecrackers, we got out there and (the victim) was just laying there," said Reyes.
After sunrise, you could get a better idea of what happened. Paint on the pavement marked bullet casings, at least 16. Plus, bullets hit a vacant home.
Reyes first thought was for the safety of her daughter, and for the victim's mother.
Kristen Hill lives on the other side of the street. She, too, thought the noise came from firecrackers, but she soon learned this was something more, and something very bad.
"I heard someone scream someone's name and they then said they're already on their way. That's when I heard it was definitely gunshots because it sounded like someone called an ambulance."
It's been a violent year in Williamsport. A dozen people have been shot so far this year. In spite of it all, the people who live there say what happened Monday night is way out of the ordinary, and thoughts turn to the man, their neighbor, who lost his life.
"He was cool," Reyes said. "He always hung out outside with us, the kids and everything. He made sure his sister was always taken care of. It was awesome."
The victim's family members and friends are mourning his loss.