Norfolk Homeowners Asking for Answers After Property Struck by Gunfire

ARE SPEAKING OUT -- AFTERTHEIR HOME WAS SHOT ATMULTIPLE TIMES EARLY THISMORNING.THIS ALL HAPPENING INNORFOLK'S GLENWOOD PARK AREA-- AND ON THE HEELS OF RECENTGU VNIOLENCE THROUGHOUT THECITY.

NEWS 3 PHOTOJOURNALISTMICHAEL WOODWARD -- TALKEDWITH THE HOMEOWNER AND HER SON-- ABOUT WHAT THEY SAW ANDHEARD -- AND THEIR MESSAGE --ON WHAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN -- TOADDRESS GUN CRIME.5.09 VERISIS I'M THANKING THELORD THAT I'M NOT STANDINGHERE SAYING THAT I'VE LOST MYSON.

OR I'VE LOST MY USBHAND.OR MY NEIGHBOR.

(NATS MONTAGEOUTSIDE) THIS IS HOW MANYBULLET HOLES NEWS 3 SAW ON THEOUTSIDE -- OF VERISIS BROWN'SNORFOLK.

AT LEAST 8.

4.41VERISIS THAT IS A WHOLE LOT OFBULLETS.

INCLUDING FOUR --THROUGH HER GARAGE AND FRONTPORCH.

HER CAR -- ALSOCATCHING GUNFIRE.

4.46 VERISISTHERE WAS 7 TO 8 CHANCES WHERESOMEONE COULD'VE LOST THEIRLIFE.

INSIDE... (NATS MONGTAGEOF BATHROOM/EXPLAININGEVERYTHING) 3.52 VERISISLUCKILY, THIS TIME, IT'S JUSTMY HOME AND MY CAR.

AND NOTSOMEONE'S LIFE THAT WASACTUALLY LOST.

BROWN SAYS ITWAS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT --WHEN SHE AND HER FAMILY HEARDFROM INSIDE WHAT SOUNDED LIKEFIRECRACKERS UP CLOSE OUTSIDE.0.53 VERISIS AND THEN MYHUSBAND REALIZED THAT IT WASMUCH CLOSER THAN IT WASSOUNDED.

AND HE STARTEDIMMEDIATELY TELLING THEM TOGET DOWN.

GET DOWN.

1.19VERSHAWD I WENT UP TO ETHWINDOW, AND THAT'S WHEN IHEARD AND SAW A CAR PU LLOFFSOMEWHERE FROM THIS VICINITY.WITHIN MINUTES -- BROWN SAYSPOLICE SHOWED UP AND OUFNDLOTS OF CASINGS IN THE GRASSAREA NEAR THE FRONT OF HERHOME.

2.36 VERSHAWD I FOUND AWHOLE BUNCH OF SHELL CASINGSOVER HERE.

2.48 VERSHAWD ITJUST SEEMS LIKE THEY WERECLOSE, ALMOST WHERE WE'RESTANDING.

NOT TOO FAR, ANDJUST AIMING AT THE HOUSEBACKING UP.N (ATS MONTAGEBEDROOM/ EXPLAINING) BROWNTELLS US SOUNDS OF GUNSHOTSAREN'T UNCOMMON IN THEIRNEIGHBORHOOD -- ESPECIALLYFROM A DISTANCE.

BUT UP CLOSELIKE THIS -- HAS THEM ON ED.GE3.10 VERISIS I FEEL UNSAFE.

IFEEL SCARED.

3.18 VERISIS IDON'T KNOW ANYONE HERE, WE'REA MILITARY FAMILY.

1.19VERISIS IT'S JUST WHAT'S BEENOCCURRING MORE OFTEN THAN WHATWE'D LIKE TO KEEP REPORTING.3.37 VERISIS WE'RE SCARED.

ANDTHIS IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDSTO BE ADDRESSED.

BECAUSE IT'SGETTING WORSE.

IT'S GETTINGWORSE.

SHE SAYS SHE WANTS TOSEE MORE ACTION FROM POLICE ONTHIS INVESTIGATION -- MOREPATROLLING IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD-- ANMD ORE PEOPLE SPEAKING UP-- TO CURB THE VIOLENCE.

3.43VERISIS I DON'T WANT THE NEXTCALL TO BE THAT SOMEONE SHOTSOMEONE ON MY BLOCK, AND THEREIS A FATALITY.

5.48 VERISIS ITWON 'TGET BETTER IF WE'RE NOTSPEAKING UP, AND IF WE'RE NOTTRYING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE INTHIS.WE'VE REACHED OUT TO NORFOLKPOLICE -- FOR COMMENT AND MOREINFORMATION-- BUT ARE STILLWAITING TO HEAR BACK.

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