A little over a week ago we had a little excitement across the street from us. I was getting ready to put Shayla to bed when I heard what sounded like three gun shots. Ben was not home. (He had left the previous night for western Kentucky to attend a funeral and was on his way home.) Being the brave woman that I'd like to pretend to be, I made myself think that someone was probably just setting off fire-crackers. Minutes later the sirens, flashing lights, and hovering helicopters made me realize that it probably was not just fire-crackers. To make a long story short, after I saw other neighbors out, I got brave enough to take Shayla and go outside to see what was going on. There is a community recreation center and park across the street from us, and one of the employees was shot when leaving the building to go to his car. This type of crime is not normal for this neighborhood, and has been quite devastating to the children and young people of this community, including several who attend our church, who were close friends of the man. Since I heard the shots, and I was in the right place at the right time (or maybe the wrong place at the wrong time), I was interviewed by one of the local TV news channels. All three of us made it on the news since we all were there the following day when they were broadcasting live from the scene. As far as I know the man who was shot is still living. He has requested that no information about his condition be shared with the public. He was shot in the back, and we have heard that he is possibly paralyzed. Below is a link to the story.
http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2008/10/17/story_rec_shooting.html
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13 years ago
