A 26-year-old woman remained in intensive care last night after being injured in a drive-by shooting on Court Street.According to police, the attack took place outside the Swinging Doors bar at 11.28pm on Monday. A 23-year-old man was also treated for non-gunshot injuries, and released.Swinging Doors owner Craig Nesbitt, who was present in the bar at the time of the shooting, said it happened at the corner of Court and Elliott Street. Mr Nesbitt said a group of young people had congregated, after their request to use the bar that night for a private party was refused.“They were down near the corner and suddenly everybody just came running,” Mr Nesbitt said.He was unable to confirm the number of shots. A customer in the bar said they saw a motorcycle travelling south on Court Street just before the gunshots. A resident of the area said she had heard “around six shots” fired at an outdoor birthday party.It was said that bars in the area had been reluctant to cater to the event in the aftermath of the Raymond “Yankee” Rawlins gun murder. Mr Rawlins, a 47-year-old Court Street resident, was killed during a birthday celebration at the Spinning Wheel nightclub last August.Mr Nesbitt described brief confusion as revellers fled the scene, but said he had not been aware of any tensions prior to the incident.“Police never even came in to ask us our concerns,” he said. “This place had nothing to do with it.”The injured woman was taken to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, where she underwent surgery. She was said to be in a stable condition in the intensive care unit last night. Her injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.A man was also kept in hospital overnight for treatment of “superficial, non-gun related injuries”. Both are from Devonshire, and their names have not been made public by the police.A police spokesman said: “The Serious Crime Unit is conducting a comprehensive investigation into this matter, which is being treated as a case of attempted murder. All available sources of evidence are being followed.”The Island’s last confirmed shooting was on May 23, when two men were injured on Long Ridge Pass, Devonshire. A total of five people have been shot dead in gun violence so far this year.The last female victim was in April, 2010, when a 17-year-old girl was injured at the Western Stars Sports Club on St John’s Road, Pembroke. Prior to that, a 24-year-old woman was shot along with her boyfriend as they left Southside Cinema in St David’s in November, 2009.Area business owners expressed dismay at the repercussions of Monday night’s incident. Speaking from the Chewstick community group’s premises close to the scene, Chewstick director Gavin Smith said: “For us, the reason we are out here is to be a positive exception to this negative behaviour. This is spilling out of control.”He said the whole area of North Hamilton gets “whitewashed as dangerous”.“The scary part is the random side of the situation. This is the true fear factor, and that’s what the police are up against. When it starts getting random like this, it’s very scary.”A business manager nearby echoed Mr Smith’s concerns.“It’s just been wasteful for us to have shops here,” she said. “Our prices are discount and very low, and we still are not getting the support we need from our own community because they are too scared.”She said business had recently improved but was sure to suffer as a result of a woman being shot.“It was just warming up. We got many of our clients back over the last month. Now young girls can’t enjoy their summer and we can’t make money.”The One Bermuda Alliance last night said the shooting suggested a “gang spillover may have started”.Shadow National Security Minister Michael Dunkley said: “The big danger for Bermuda has always been that the gun violence brought to our shores by gangs would some day spill over into the general community.”He said the attack appeared to be “random in nature and not part of the gang-on-gang violence that has defined the pattern of violent crime over the past two years”.Mr Dunkley called for “a national plan and an Operation Ceasefire type approach”, combining a concerted police presence with “the everyday presence of a caring community led by activists who can deal directly with gang members, their peers and parents, on the streets and in their homes”.Director of the Economic Empowerment Zone [EEZ] Agency Erica Smith said that dealing with North East Hamilton’s problems required “more than just economic empowerment”.“It’s not just about antisocial behaviour,” she said. “There are social issues that need to be addressed across our entire community.”She added: “I can see how people might feel discouraged, but overall North East Hamilton continues to be a relatively safe area, if you look at overall statistics of criminal activity.However, she said, “there are these one-off incidents that shock people. I would just emphasise to our shareholders and to people in the area to stick with it. I know what we could collectively achieve if we continue.”Another business owner in the area said that sporadic violence over the years had little effect on his business.“I never thought I’d see Bermuda get the way it is, where there are people afraid to go from one place to another,” he said.“It’s got to a point now, if you hear of someone getting shot, it’s no big deal any more.”Police have appealed for witnesses or anyone with information to call 295-0011, or the confidential Crime Stoppers hotline on 800-8477.