One year and a shooting
In happy news, it's been a year since we started our blog.
In other news, there was a drive-by shooting on 12 Ave and 2nd St, just two blocks from us today. We were walking to the city gym to play some pick-up dodgeball and there were a bunch of cop cars and people standing around. Living on our street, we've gotten use to it. But I asked someone standing in front of the convenience store what happened and he replied there was a drive-by shooting. He then pointed to a green minivan that had a bullet hole.
The police don't know if it's a gang related or what. But the van with the bullet hole was still there when we left the Hop and Brew after our post-dodgeball beer. I think the owner is in for a surprise.
Read the Calgary Herald article here.
5 comments:
Um... how do you define one year?
yeah, its been longer than a year...
Um... you guys still want to buy a condo in your building? What with all the hookers and shootings and all? I know the Hop and downtown is close, but proximity isn't everything.
I don't have problems with the hookers (although they could do with some social support) or the drug dealers (I'm not involved in their supply chain), but I'd like to keep the shooting to a minimum.
It could be worse: we could live in the North East (which is where last night's retaliatory shooting occured). The gangs, with their drive-bys and outdoor/daylight group skirmishes, are my greatest concern. Fortunately there are no gangs on our street. They only hang out by the bars and clubs near first street.
We are probably just as "safe" as the person who lives in the 'burbs and goes clubbing Friday and Saturday nights. It's in those situations where bystanders have been shot... so far.
So far...
(I hope Mom doesn't read this post/comment thread)
huh... Melissa and I were in the N.E. when the retaliation happened.
They're following me...
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