When out of the blue, at 8:45am, we hear a pop, pop, pop, pop, pop...

Yeah, somebody got capped on a street corner no less than 100 yards from where we were working.  We had a bunch of kids working with us too.  Some of the people in the group didn't even hear the shots, some thought it was just fireworks, myself an a coworker knew immediately what it was.

I debated before I left in the morning whether I should stash a pistol in my bag, but I chose not to.  My license restrictions don't allow for me to carry anyway.  Felt pretty naked having no way to deal with a serious threat.

The police responded quickly; we had a cop in an unmarked cruiser at the park as we worked.  He quietly drove to the scene, and other police and paramedics responded with no lights or sirens either.

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The victim was taken to Community General Hospital.  I wonder if Dick Van Dyke saw him

I guess that city has gone downhill quite a bit since the last of my fathers family left in the late 1960's and I last visited in 1974.  I remember Nedrow, Plymouth Church, Green Acres, I-81 construction, the farmers market and seeing his old house on Livingston Avenue.

Right in Syracuse thirsty?

Yup, pretty much down the road from the AXXA buildings.

I guess no trip into the ghetto is complete without a genuine drive-by shooting.

Quoted: I debated before I left in the morning whether I should stash a pistol in my bag, but I chose not to.  My license restrictions don't allow for me to carry anyway.  Felt pretty naked having no way to deal with a serious threat.

You have to love our liberal politicians. Glad you and the kids were OK.

Quoted: Yup, pretty much down the road from the AXXA buildings. I guess no trip into the ghetto is complete without a genuine drive-by shooting.

Great right by my apartment then, depending upon which direction. I hate living there during the warmer months. The crime is non stop in that area