Things that go " POW " in the Night
It's just 2 days before Halloween night and things couldn't be anymore scarier for me right now. Where to start.....
Okay. I'll start with the night of October 19th. That was on a Saturday night. It was just another normal evening, I didn't do too much. I remember going to bed rather early that night. Probably right around 8 or 9 pm. I was sleeping sound and at 12:30am, I received a phone call from a friend, asking me if I were alright. Apparently, he had heard some gunshots fired from an automatic weapon that night in our neighborhood. There were a total of 10 shots fired from a nine millimeter and it seemed as if they were shot directly up into the air. - That's the first scare.....
The next scare happened on the Wednesday following my birthday. It was October 23rd. right around 8:45 pm. I was sitting here on the computer, when all of a sudden, I heard 5 shots fired from an automatic weapon. I immediately fell to the floor so as not to get hit by any bullets. I do sit right next to a large window when I'm using my computer but it's located on the side of my house and the sound from the shots were coming from the front of the house. I was quite shaken up by this. I slowly crawled up toward my front door, located in the living room, and peeped out of the mini blinds on my door. I saw a lot of people standing outside, some in their pajamas with arms folded across their chests because it was a pretty chilly night. I stood up and opened my front door to see what was going on. I caught a glimpse of one of my neighbor's kids as he was running toward his house next door to me and I called out to him. He came over and I asked him what was going on. He wasn't sure but he did tell me that there was a person sitting on their couch in the house that got shot at. They had just gotten up to go into their kitchen and that's when the shots were fired. I've neglected to mention that this particular house that was shot at, is to the left of mine, directly across the street from me. Had that person living in that house been sitting on their couch during the gunfire, they'd be dead right now.
There are several stories going around about what the circumstances are. Some say that the shooter or shooters were shooting at a police officer who arrested a friend of theirs. Others say that it's gang related. I haven't a clue as to why this has happened. It hasn't been reported in the newspaper and hasn't appeared on the news on television either. So, I'm pretty much in the dark. It's odd 'cause there are 2 or 3 police officers living on my street. You wouldn't think that there would be any kind of foul play but some people have a lot of balls. Quite honestly, I'm not used to living in these kinds of conditions. The neighborhood I live in has always been very clean, quiet and peaceful so this is really surprising to me. I do hope that the authorities can catch whoever this is. It just goes to show you that there is no place totally safe. Sometimes, we seem to take things for granted like safety; for instance, and until you personally are involved or victimized by crime, you tend to think that it will never happen in your neighborhood. That's just not the case. If nothing else, I've learned that fact very well....
On a lighter note, I finally got my pumpkins all carved and ready for Halloween night! Tonight will be the first night I'll set them out all lit up with candles. I have 4 pumpkins and I'll place them on the steps that lead up to the porch in front of my house. ( 2 on the left and 2 on the right side of the steps) I love decorated lighted pumpkins! I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween! Don't eat too much candy.....hee hee
Okay. I'll start with the night of October 19th. That was on a Saturday night. It was just another normal evening, I didn't do too much. I remember going to bed rather early that night. Probably right around 8 or 9 pm. I was sleeping sound and at 12:30am, I received a phone call from a friend, asking me if I were alright. Apparently, he had heard some gunshots fired from an automatic weapon that night in our neighborhood. There were a total of 10 shots fired from a nine millimeter and it seemed as if they were shot directly up into the air. - That's the first scare.....
The next scare happened on the Wednesday following my birthday. It was October 23rd. right around 8:45 pm. I was sitting here on the computer, when all of a sudden, I heard 5 shots fired from an automatic weapon. I immediately fell to the floor so as not to get hit by any bullets. I do sit right next to a large window when I'm using my computer but it's located on the side of my house and the sound from the shots were coming from the front of the house. I was quite shaken up by this. I slowly crawled up toward my front door, located in the living room, and peeped out of the mini blinds on my door. I saw a lot of people standing outside, some in their pajamas with arms folded across their chests because it was a pretty chilly night. I stood up and opened my front door to see what was going on. I caught a glimpse of one of my neighbor's kids as he was running toward his house next door to me and I called out to him. He came over and I asked him what was going on. He wasn't sure but he did tell me that there was a person sitting on their couch in the house that got shot at. They had just gotten up to go into their kitchen and that's when the shots were fired. I've neglected to mention that this particular house that was shot at, is to the left of mine, directly across the street from me. Had that person living in that house been sitting on their couch during the gunfire, they'd be dead right now.
There are several stories going around about what the circumstances are. Some say that the shooter or shooters were shooting at a police officer who arrested a friend of theirs. Others say that it's gang related. I haven't a clue as to why this has happened. It hasn't been reported in the newspaper and hasn't appeared on the news on television either. So, I'm pretty much in the dark. It's odd 'cause there are 2 or 3 police officers living on my street. You wouldn't think that there would be any kind of foul play but some people have a lot of balls. Quite honestly, I'm not used to living in these kinds of conditions. The neighborhood I live in has always been very clean, quiet and peaceful so this is really surprising to me. I do hope that the authorities can catch whoever this is. It just goes to show you that there is no place totally safe. Sometimes, we seem to take things for granted like safety; for instance, and until you personally are involved or victimized by crime, you tend to think that it will never happen in your neighborhood. That's just not the case. If nothing else, I've learned that fact very well....
On a lighter note, I finally got my pumpkins all carved and ready for Halloween night! Tonight will be the first night I'll set them out all lit up with candles. I have 4 pumpkins and I'll place them on the steps that lead up to the porch in front of my house. ( 2 on the left and 2 on the right side of the steps) I love decorated lighted pumpkins! I hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween! Don't eat too much candy.....hee hee
posted by Zeppelinlady at 7:55 PM
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