Erica Solar, who works as a receptionist on East 37th Street, was headed to a Dunkin' Donuts when she heard the shots, took a few steps and realized she had been shot in the back of her left knee, according to her brother, Louis Lleras.

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Trailing behind her, Brad was surprised by the lithe swiftness with which she climbed the steps of the flagstone porch and let herself back in, holding the storm door for him as she opened the other.

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"Yesterday it came up through the floor, through the bricks and over the front and back steps, " she said.

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