"Let's not wait for there to be a tragedy before something's done about this place."
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NEW YORK - Residents in Bayside, Queens want action after they say illegal tenants occupying a home on their street brought gun violence to the neighborhood
Surveillance video shows a group of people shooting at each other on March 19.
Neighbors say they heard as many as 19 shots.
They turned to elected officials for help after they say a home on the street has repeatedly been listed as an Airbnb rental property, despite being vacant.
"One guy got hit in the stomach. Another bullet landed in the backseat of a nearby car with a baby seat in it," said St. Sen John Liu. "Let's not wait for there to be a tragedy before something's done about this place."
The injured man was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
No arrests have been made.
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