Gunshots in the Night

@akalinus (40525)
United States
December 7, 2020 11:41am CST
I was just drifting off to dreamland Saturday night around midnight. Suddenly, five gunshots rang out somewhere near where I live. A few minutes later, sirens pierced the night. Shortly after that, a helicopter was circling my park and probably the areas around it. It kept going for a long time. I eventually fell asleep. I asked my son what he thought it could be about. He said it is probably a drug deal that went bad. I think he is right. Do you ever hear gunshots in your area? Do you ever hear what happened?
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306724)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
7 Dec 20
I'm sorry you had a crazy night. No gunshots here.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
9 Dec 20
@just4him It took a long time to get to sleep.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
It was a crazy night, not good for sleeping.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (306724)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Dec 20
@akalinus I'm sure it wasn't good for sleeping. It would keep me up the rest of the night.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 20
The only gunshots we'd ever hear would be people shooting kangaroos.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
Now, that is different! I never heard of anyone shooting at kangaroos around here.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (326100)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Dec 20
@akalinus We don't shoot people - well, very rarely anyway.
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Kharla Jolly
@kobesbuddy (74668)
• East Tawas, Michigan
8 Dec 20
Oh how mean! People can be so cruel:(
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (157645)
• United States
8 Dec 20
The gunshots we are likely to hear where we are now are hunters. Sirens are usually ambulance for some elderly fragile person. It is pretty peaceful here.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
Of course, some places have hunters and you hear gunshots. You know that it will happen.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86822)
• United States
7 Dec 20
Yes now and again we do. There is considerable amount of crime only on the up here Jo Ann. And yes on the site Nextdoor someone usually posts about it and what happened.
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OceanTiara
@RebeccasFarm (86822)
• United States
9 Dec 20
@akalinus It is all across the USA Jo Ann it is a national site for neighbors local.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
Is next door a community site just for your area? We have one for the park I live in.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
9 Dec 20
@RebeccasFarm I will look it up. It sounds interesting.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
8 Dec 20
Wow! No, no gunshots here!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137142)
• United States
9 Dec 20
@akalinus No, it's really quiet where I live. (When I first moved here, it could get noisy... but I called the cops so often on my neighbors that the noisy ones moved elsewhere. I LIKE nice, quiet neighbors.)
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
9 Dec 20
@DaddyEvil Haha, I think. Were you "that guy" who always calls the cops?
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
You don't hear them in your area? I thought there would be some stuff going on there.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
7 Dec 20
Only in the distance in the day, hunting season. Never at night.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
Wow, so many people don't hear the gunshots. I wonder why I do.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
@CarolDM Let's say that this area was a lot nicer when I moved here in 2002. It is a place that I can afford but it is being sold for the 4th time. Sooner or later it won't be cheap enough to live in.
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
8 Dec 20
@akalinus Depends on where you live.
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marianne
@ckciasigurl (2081)
• Italy
8 Dec 20
hello i hope you are okay i never expirience this one and hoping i wont experience it
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
I'm fine. It was not real close to me or anything. It mostly kept me awake, especially with the helicopter.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458730)
• Switzerland
8 Dec 20
Gunshots in our area? NO, absolutely never!
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
That is good. No one should be hearing gunshots.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
9 Dec 20
@LadyDuck We have laws here too but it does not stop some people.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (458730)
• Switzerland
10 Dec 20
@akalinus You have loose laws, this is sure.
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crazyhorseladycx
@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
7 Dec 20
here most oft those'n the night 'tis from folks shootin' coyotes, fox 'r skunks :(
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
Yeah, we heard gunshots all the time in NM. Anyplace out in the country where there are people hunting.
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Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
7 Dec 20
Sirens and helicopters but no gunshots ever. The helicopter could be one hospital sending a patient to a bigger hospital that way. My husband went by helicopter a year ago and the charge was 35,000.00 which the insurance picked up. The helicopter could also be hunting for escaped convicts wed never know.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
The way it kept circling around, I think it was to search for someone, probably the shooter. That is a huge charge, I did not think that they cost so much. I hope your husband is doing well now.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
@MarshaMusselman That's good, Marsha. I know you must be happy about that.
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Marsha
@MarshaMusselman (38663)
• Midland, Michigan
8 Dec 20
@akalinus he's doing better.
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Shiva
@Shiva49 (26215)
• Singapore
8 Dec 20
That is indeed a jolt and unsettling. Only police force is allowed to bear arms, so never heard gunshots nearby
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129508)
• Israel
8 Dec 20
@akalinus That is very scary. I was on the porch one Saturday and heard something down below on my street and not sure what it was. I checked the news but did not find anything.I never found out what it was.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
I never find out what is going on unless someone I know was involved or saw or heard something.
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Hanni Harel
@Hannihar (129508)
• Israel
9 Dec 20
@akalinus I agree with you. The reason to find out is if someone was involved in the situation and they tell you.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (31916)
• India
10 Dec 20
@akalinus Yes,and it happened in 2005.I was 18 at that time.At about 7 p.m.in the evening I was on my way back home when I heard gunshots behind a small house.I stopped ,but a tea stall owner came rushing to me and asked me to leave the place.Back home I later came to know a gambler had gunned down someone after a brawl.The man was arrested the next day.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
13 Dec 20
Wow, that is a lot of violence. I guess the tea stall owner did not want you to see something.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
14 Dec 20
@Shivram59 I have missed you a lot. I could not figure out what happened and why you disappeared. I am glad you did not meet the killer and glad that he can't hurt anyone else now.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (31916)
• India
13 Dec 20
@akalinus No,he was a poor ,innocent man who wanted me to leave that place so that I might save myself.The killer was arrested the very next day while he was trying to flee the town.Later he was sentenced to life imprisonment.......I'm talking to you after a very long time.How are you?? I missed you badly.Thanks for commenting back. ....Thanks again.
Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (3049)
• Calcutta, India
7 Dec 20
I cringed. No I have never heard gunshots. I would never love to hear as well.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
7 Dec 20
It is never good to hear gunshots. I don't blame you.
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (3049)
• Calcutta, India
7 Dec 20
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popciclecold
@popciclecold (35304)
• United States
8 Dec 20
That had to be very scary. It's been a long time. Never knew why.
popciclecold
@popciclecold (35304)
• United States
10 Dec 20
@akalinus We were, but i worry in hunting season. It can be dangerous.
Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
10 Dec 20
When people start shooting, anything can happen. Innocent people can be injured. I hope you were okay.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137221)
• Philippines
8 Dec 20
I had heard before during Christmas Eve in the past. It is such a terrible feeling. I don't like to be a victim of a stray bullet.
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (137221)
• Philippines
9 Dec 20
@akalinus I don't want to die because of it.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
9 Dec 20
@Shavkat I don't either but there are probably worse ways. It would be quick anyway.
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Jo Ann
@akalinus (40525)
• United States
8 Dec 20
Yeah, that would not be much fun. It would spoil your whole day.
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