By GAYLA CAWLEY
LYNN — Police believe a gunfight took place on Amity Street Thursday afternoon.
Police responded to 8 Amity St. shortly after 3 p.m. on a report of shots fired. They found no victims, but believe two men were shooting at each other outside the dwelling, Lynn Police Lt. Rick Donnelly said.
“Gunshots were exchanged,” Donnelly said. “One party ran into a dark colored older model Toyota and yelled to a witness ‘call police’ before driving away.”’
The man driving off was described as light skinned and was wearing a black hat. He was seen firing two shots in the back of the 8 Amity St. parking lot. One of the bullets went into the rear stairs of the house, Donnelly said.
Police believe there was another man in the back of the house firing rounds. Donnelly said no one saw him shoot, but people heard gunshots. Police think he shot at the other man who drove off. Police have no description of the second man.
“We can’t locate him,” Donnelly said. “We can’t locate the guy who drove away.”
Two spent shell casings were found next to the residence. Police are waiting to see if they receive any calls from local hospitals with a gunshot victim.
Gayla Cawley can be reached at gcawley@itemlive.com. Follow her on Twitter @GaylaCawley