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Shaken but ok...
4 years ago
Some of you who know my address, and follow the news of my area may know of recent events and are likely concerned, but I'm ok. For those that don't, here's what happened:
At 1900 US Central, while I was making dinner, I heard what I thought was someone hammering on one of those floor radiators. Athena didn't head for the hills, and I didn't hear anything else while I was making dinner, so I didn't think much of it... until the police showed up.
It turned out that 'banging', was likely a .38 or .22 being unloaded into one of the tenants of my building, and someone else. The Tenant was killed, and judging from what I saw of the crime scene (after the CSCs cleaned up the mess and the Coroner long removed the body), it looked like it was a rapidly running gun battle up the stairs, with the 'victor' putting two kill-shots into the deceased. The 'victor' was also hit, and transported to a local hospital, and by the sounds of things, may be in Police Custody.
I should state that none of what I say is 100% fact, just my speculation based on what I saw, heard, and read. Naturally the people who live here are shaken up, and I imagine some are considering moving out ASAP (as am I once the lease expires). The company that owns the building however has been very mute on the subject, as they were when my neighbor had his unit broken into last year, and this time they haven't even bothered to repair the damage. This was one of those things that my gut was screaming was going to happen... because the company that owns the building took zero precautions to prevent this from happening.
So... what now? Well, hopefully, I'll be able to move on from this, but I'm pretty shaken, but also kicking myself. If I had recognized the shots as such sooner, maybe the person who died might still be alive, or at the very least wouldn't have been alone when he died. But then again, it could've resulted in me getting shot as well if the perp had still been in the building at the time. As I said earlier, I am thinking of moving on to someplace better, or maybe getting my own place that I can own, rather than rent. This area's going to hell pretty quick, and sadly, with the way the current political landscape is, there doesn't seem to be much chance that it'll change... not when public officials are putting immutable characteristics ahead of public safety.
Yes, bad cops exist, but so do evil people. But if you make it impossible for the good cops to enforce the law, and then make it nearly impossible for the average person to use lethal force to protect themselves if necessary, then crime will get out of control. While what I just said sounds super conservative (and, frankly, it is), I do also believe that there is room for improvement across the board. For example, I do think that the the Prison system needs an overhaul, as does the rules regarding narcotics.
Think I should run for Congress?
I'm ok though.
Tank out.
At 1900 US Central, while I was making dinner, I heard what I thought was someone hammering on one of those floor radiators. Athena didn't head for the hills, and I didn't hear anything else while I was making dinner, so I didn't think much of it... until the police showed up.
It turned out that 'banging', was likely a .38 or .22 being unloaded into one of the tenants of my building, and someone else. The Tenant was killed, and judging from what I saw of the crime scene (after the CSCs cleaned up the mess and the Coroner long removed the body), it looked like it was a rapidly running gun battle up the stairs, with the 'victor' putting two kill-shots into the deceased. The 'victor' was also hit, and transported to a local hospital, and by the sounds of things, may be in Police Custody.
I should state that none of what I say is 100% fact, just my speculation based on what I saw, heard, and read. Naturally the people who live here are shaken up, and I imagine some are considering moving out ASAP (as am I once the lease expires). The company that owns the building however has been very mute on the subject, as they were when my neighbor had his unit broken into last year, and this time they haven't even bothered to repair the damage. This was one of those things that my gut was screaming was going to happen... because the company that owns the building took zero precautions to prevent this from happening.
So... what now? Well, hopefully, I'll be able to move on from this, but I'm pretty shaken, but also kicking myself. If I had recognized the shots as such sooner, maybe the person who died might still be alive, or at the very least wouldn't have been alone when he died. But then again, it could've resulted in me getting shot as well if the perp had still been in the building at the time. As I said earlier, I am thinking of moving on to someplace better, or maybe getting my own place that I can own, rather than rent. This area's going to hell pretty quick, and sadly, with the way the current political landscape is, there doesn't seem to be much chance that it'll change... not when public officials are putting immutable characteristics ahead of public safety.
Yes, bad cops exist, but so do evil people. But if you make it impossible for the good cops to enforce the law, and then make it nearly impossible for the average person to use lethal force to protect themselves if necessary, then crime will get out of control. While what I just said sounds super conservative (and, frankly, it is), I do also believe that there is room for improvement across the board. For example, I do think that the the Prison system needs an overhaul, as does the rules regarding narcotics.
Think I should run for Congress?
I'm ok though.
Tank out.
Glad that you're alright but that's messed up to know what was happening