# Shooting in my neighborhood **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-my-neighborhood/114413 "2002-06-16T23:02:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-my-neighborhood/114413/1 "2002-06-16T23:02:36Z")
I just saw on the local news that last night some guy shot someone on the street a couple blocks from my house, then followed him into a wine bar where I hang out sometimes, and took everyone inside hostage and shot a couple more people. I’m in New York City, and this neighborhood was really dangerous 10-15 years ago, but I think of it as safe these days. I walk home alone at night all the time. Scary. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-my-neighborhood/114413/2 "2002-06-17T01:27:35Z")
I like in a suburb of Houston, nice neighbourhood… a couple years ago there was a guy pulled from his car, beaten at shot, 6 a.m., at the intersection a few blocks from my house where I buy donuts in the morning sometimes. Stuff happens. The SO wonders why I never want to walk or bike anywhere here. ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2002, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooting-in-my-neighborhood/114413/3 "2002-06-17T01:29:11Z")
beaten _and_ shot