Stray Bullets Neighbors Uneasy

Gunshots were once unusual but have now become a normal occurrence in south Monroe neighborhoods. At one time, gunshots were only heard on peculiar nights or New Year's Eve, but now gunshots can be heard on any day at any time. As the years go by, no neighborhood is safe especially hearing gunshots so loud that they sound as if they are right outside one's doorstep. This leaves no time to pray, much less time to move to a safe part of a home. When gunshots are fired, the bullets travel until it hits something. On Monday, May 3, 2021, a south Monroe resident woke to find a stray bullet pierced...