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Today I'm thankful for ...

... avoiding getting shot. As I was walking up to the house I heard a rapid succession of bursts. At first I thought it might be a car backfiring. But there were too many bangs---and there was no reason it would be fireworks. I hid in the shadows and called 911. After a bit I walked out and quickly into my apartment.
    When I got to the top of the stairs one of my roommates asked if I had heard the shots too. He heard a car screech away. I looked out the windows and the police cars had just arrived and cordoned off an entire city block as a crime scene.

Scary.