HYDE PARK, BOSTON — A quiet neighborhood block turned into a war zone Wednesday as police swarmed Faraday Street, marking shell casings around a bullet-shattered SUV after a brazen mid-day shooting. What had been a still summer afternoon was suddenly shattered by gunfire, sending residents scrambling for cover as first responders raced in.

According to WCVB, paramedics loaded two wounded victims into ambulances while officers collected evidence near an SUV with a blown-out passenger window — a chilling reminder of how close stray rounds came to hitting bystanders.

Officials stayed tight-lipped on the victims’ conditions and what sparked the shooting. But for many residents, the broad-daylight chaos was just the latest chapter in a summer crime wave stretching from Dorchester to Downtown, leaving shattered glass, yellow tape, and unanswered questions in its wake.

While Mayor Michelle Wu touts Boston as one of the “safest cities in America,” scenes like this — and the steady drumbeat of shootings, stabbings, and street brawls — paint a far grimmer picture.

Police have not said whether any arrests have been made.