My Little Town

Is in a state of stunned silence.

Friday, you may have heard on the news we were treated to a drive-by shooting.
Nothing new in that.
We probably get one of those a year.
Rival gangs shooting each other!
Only this time they managed to kill someone not in a gang.

Seems two 17 year olds, after school, decide to go kill someone they hated.
No idea why.
In their minds, he deserved to die.
SWo they planned their drive-by.
Get their 15 year old target, while he crossed one of my town's busiest intersections.

Only, they were horrible shots!
It took 15 shots to utterly misses their target at under 20 feet!
At that distance they could have clubbed him!

Of course, the number one rule of a shooter is: know your background!
Because even they best of us miss.
So where is that bullet going to go?
In this case, through the window of a chiroprator's office.
And killing the receptionist!

The town is sort of stunned.
There are only 33,000 of us.
And some Latino gang thinks they are above the law and can stand against overwhelming odds.
Everyone is sort of walking on eggshells.

The shooters, were instantly caught.
Their car was photographed.
They were photographed.
They are to be tried as adults now.

More thoughts tomorrow.
sigh