As Syracuse police continue an investigation into a shooting on the city's Southside on Tuesday, residents express concern about the brazen crime in the middle of the day. As YNN's Erin Clarke tells us, they're worried about how it could affect the community.

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- "There was just a shooting at Bissel just last week," said Walter Russo.

And Tuesday another. Hearing gunfire on the Southside is nothing new to the people who live there, but Tuesday's shooting was different because of when it happened and who the victims could have been.

"The people who were firing off those shots the other day put a lot of people in harm’s way to include children who are on the bus," said Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler.

Apparently the gunfire wasn't intended for the school bus. Witnesses say they saw people in two vehicles shooting at each other. People in the community are now worried that acts like this could once again claim life of an innocent bystander.

Timothy Jennings-Bey is the director of the Trauma Response Team, a group that serves as a mediator between victims’ families and law enforcement. Jennings-Bey counts more than 300 lives lost to the violence since 1996. Innocent bystanders like baby Rashad Walker Jr.

"It's not psychologically healthy for anybody who lives and resides in these communities because then you start to factor in the law of mathematics and averages. You can be shot," said Jennings-Bey.

He says the answer is for the community to step up and not leave the job completely to the police. Chief Fowler echoes that sentiment. He says his force has reduced gun violence, but there's still work to be done.

"If the community says no you're not getting away with it because you firing off a gun on South Avenue and putting out children, which is our greatest commodity in harm’s way, then that’s enough for us to step in and work with the police," said Chief Fowler.

Working with the police to identify suspects and put them behind bars before anyone else gets hurt.

Police have recovered a vehicle they believe may have been involved in the shooting. They still have no suspects. Anyone with information is urged to call Syracuse police at (315) 442-5222.