A Harrisburg mother is speaking out after her son was shot in the eye during an argument Wednesday night.
CBS 21 spoke exclusively with the victim's mother Thursday.
When we got to the scene Wednesday night, only police remained. They told us that multiple shots were fired from one corner of the street to the other, and one man was shot in the eye.
"It was just one night out with a friend to celebrate a birthday, and it escalated to something that could have killed him and his friends," explained Joni Barton, the mother of Lechaun Durham.
Joni Barton says her son, 30-year-old Lechaun Durham was shot around 11 p.m. after having an argument at 17th and Regina in Harrisburg.
Police say the shooter and the victim were on opposite sides of the street.
"When they heard the gunshots, that's when they realized there was something wrong, and when my son was shot he was able to make it back to the car and at that point they got him back in the car and they drove him to the hospital," Barton told us.
Lechaun was shot in the eye and taken to Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
"Fortunately for him, the bullet did not enter his eye, it just grazed it - but he's going to lose his left eye," admitted his mother.
When Joni heard the news, she rushed to the hospital.
"As a mother, no one wants to see their child lying in the hospital being shot, for no apparent reason," she told us.
Joni says her son is a very kind person who doesn't hang out on the streets and isn't violent. She says it's just a problem Harrisburg can't get rid of.
"It seems like every week there's someone getting shot, there's someone getting stabbed,” Barton commented. “It seems like it's just escalating, like there's nothing stopping it, there's nothing preventing it."
Joni says that police are doing what they can, but the change needs to come from the people.
"All I ask is please, just stop, stop the violence, please," pleaded Durham’s mother.
Joni told us that her son went into surgery around 3 p.m., and doctors said they will have to remove his eye.
At this time, police don't have anyone in custody.
CBS 21 spoke exclusively with the victim's mother Thursday.
When we got to the scene Wednesday night, only police remained. They told us that multiple shots were fired from one corner of the street to the other, and one man was shot in the eye.
"It was just one night out with a friend to celebrate a birthday, and it escalated to something that could have killed him and his friends," explained Joni Barton, the mother of Lechaun Durham.
Joni Barton says her son, 30-year-old Lechaun Durham was shot around 11 p.m. after having an argument at 17th and Regina in Harrisburg.
Police say the shooter and the victim were on opposite sides of the street.
"When they heard the gunshots, that's when they realized there was something wrong, and when my son was shot he was able to make it back to the car and at that point they got him back in the car and they drove him to the hospital," Barton told us.
Lechaun was shot in the eye and taken to Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
"Fortunately for him, the bullet did not enter his eye, it just grazed it - but he's going to lose his left eye," admitted his mother.
When Joni heard the news, she rushed to the hospital.
"As a mother, no one wants to see their child lying in the hospital being shot, for no apparent reason," she told us.
Joni says her son is a very kind person who doesn't hang out on the streets and isn't violent. She says it's just a problem Harrisburg can't get rid of.
"It seems like every week there's someone getting shot, there's someone getting stabbed,” Barton commented. “It seems like it's just escalating, like there's nothing stopping it, there's nothing preventing it."
Joni says that police are doing what they can, but the change needs to come from the people.
"All I ask is please, just stop, stop the violence, please," pleaded Durham’s mother.
Joni told us that her son went into surgery around 3 p.m., and doctors said they will have to remove his eye.
At this time, police don't have anyone in custody.