Shots fired everywhere, for hours here.

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For the record, this is not known as a violent community. And no, I don't live where any wars are declared. I live in a smallish city, adjacent to a bigger one--what is referred to here as a bedroom community. There are quite a few smaller towns surrounding the bigger city. Thursday late afternoon until way after midnight, a neighborhood about 1/2 mile from me was bombarded with 3 different shooting incidents. It's estimated that there was dozens of shots fired, but no one killed, although there were some injuries. Then there was another shooting incident a few blocks from the others, a man decided he was going to be a threat to everyone and stood on his porch and discharged his gun repeatedly, thankfully mostly hitting the ground. Yes, he is in custody. Last night I thought, oh, it will be peaceful. I was so, so wrong. I fell asleep about 1am. My son hasn't been very good, so he was here sleeping in the extra bedroom. I was sleeping on the couch instead of my bedroom, so I could hear him if he felt worse. I woke up about 3:30am, groggy and trying to decide what woke me up--he was asleep. I heard gunshots, even though they were 1/3-to-1/2 mile up the road. Many, many gunshots. An entire neighborhood was hit by several drive-by shooters. They banged up cars, shot out car windows and there are damaged vehicles everywhere. They shot up some lady's living room, it's riddled with bullet holes. Another lady found bullet holes in her picture window, and the bullets imbedded in the opposite wall. Would you believe the police/state police/FBI/County sherriff--are ALL here, and no one is talking?? It took them from Thursday night until late Friday night to report to the news agencies about Thursday night's shootings. But last night's--not one single word. They have nothing to report because they have to wait until it's released by law enforcement, who have released nothing at all! I have friends that live very, very near to this particular area. One of my friends cannot drive her car, as it now is full of bullets and impounded. Rumors abound, I've heard it's gang activity, a fight between 2 gangs, but then I've heard that disputed. Whatever it is, pretty much everyone here is afraid to be out at all after about 4 pm. No one wants to leave their home. On our community page, there is a notice by a resident of one of the shot-up homes, that says-- If shots are fired near you, hit the floor and stay there. Keep your phone charged and keep it in your pocket. OK, good advice but...that doesn't fix this mess. One lady has a bullet in her wall--right above her baby's crib. This has been a quiet community with a good feeling to it, friendly people, nice neighbors...and now this. We are all rather terrified. I swear I am not making any of this up.