People who live in the neighborhood near Central Park call Tuesday night's shooting tragic and they are concerned things will only get worse.

"It frightens me and I feel so bad for the parents of this kid because I know what they are going through because of what I went through with my son. So, I know the parents, they gotta be going through the same thing and it's not easy it's not easy," Alicia Ostolaza said.

Her son Cesar was shot and killed on Central Park in early December.

Family members paid tribute to the father, son and brother on what would have been his 29th birthday.

A few hours after the vigil ended Tuesday night, Christopher Newton, 15, was shot four blocks away on Central Park.

Police and Ostolaza said the shootings are not connected, but they did happen on the same street, and police believe both may have started with a confrontation between two groups of people.

David Diaz said his only concern Tuesday night was making sure his 14-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter were safe.

"I came outside because I thought there was gonna be a fight, next thing you know, I heard the shot. I look for my kids you know, my kids, I gotta take care of them you know. I found them. I took them inside. From then on, I didn't see nothing," Diaz said.

"I got a 15-year-old myself so I try and be on him everyday, every time I see him, give him his blessings and all that because the streets are not easy and I'm not here to lose a kid, I don't need that," Jorge Torres said.

People who live near Central Park say on any given day you will see kids skipping school and hanging out on the streets.

They say there really aren't many productive places in the neighborhood for them to go.

"Maybe if there was a place where they could go, some sports or something to do, I think that would take care of some of these situations," Ostolaza said.

By now, Ostolaza had hoped someone who witnessed her son's shooting would have come forward. Police have still not made an arrest in Cesar's death.

She said she also prayed that another mother wouldn't have to wake up every morning feeling the same way, she does.

"Everyday you know, you wake up thinking that he's gonna be here. I still can't believe this happened to him," Ostolaza said.