3a. When gun violence barely matters (stray bullets)

After three days of searching for info online and speaking with a few area cops (who knew nothing about the shooting), I found this bit about Monday night's shooting deep within a Daily News article:

On Monday, a 57-year-old woman was wounded by a stray bullet during a shootout by youths at 116th St. and Fifth Ave. Less than an hour later, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the face at E. 109th St. and Second Ave.
 

And here's the Post's brief account:

A woman was struck in the back by stray bullet yesterday in East Harlem, cops said.The 57-year-old victim was wounded at around 5 p.m. on East 116th Street near Fifth Avenue.
“I heard one shot, then two shots,” a witness said.
“People were screaming and everyone was running on the street."
 

Bullets bouncing around the sidewalk right when most workers head home for the day. How do you prepare for that shit?

The Daily News' article describes a recent survey of 1,100 East Harlem residents conducted by Hunter College's Silberman School of Social Work and the Union Settlement Association, in which 77% of those surveyed listed "crime reduction" as "extremely important." Residents cited the rising crime rate more than any other issue affecting El Barrio.

This morning, I went online and saw this headline: "2-year old girl watching cartoons is hit by stray bullet in Tennessee."

The Year of the Gun continues.

We do not accept it in suburban areas. We should not expect it in urban areas.