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Two kids were among five people injured in a Wednesday afternoon shooting in the South Bronx, cops said.

Gunfire erupted at East 153rd Street and Courtlandt Avenue just before 4 p.m., according to the NYPD.

The scene were multiple people were shot in the Bronx on Wednesday.Tomas E. GastonThe scene were multiple people were shot in the Bronx on Wednesday.Tomas E. Gaston

Police initially found a 10-year-old boy and his mother, along with a 19-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man — all with gunshot wounds — when they responded, cops said.

EMS rushed the four to Lincoln Hospital, according to NYPD.

A short time later, a 14-year-old was brought into the Harlem Hospital with gunshot wounds from the shooting, cops said.

All of the victims were shot in the legs or lower parts of the body, and cops said none were considered life-threatening.

A woman was taken to Lincoln Hospital after multiple people were shot in the Bronx . on Wednesday.Tomas E. GastonA woman was taken to Lincoln Hospital after multiple people were shot in the Bronx . on Wednesday.Tomas E. Gaston

Vicky Jimenez, 38, told The Post she started running after hearing nine gunshots.

“I’ve been in New York 10 years, and that’s the first time I’ve ever seen that close up.”

Jose Jiminez, 42, said heard people screaming, “He just shot him! He just shot him!'”

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