The red Hyundai Sonata was towed out of the parking lot yesterday. Since Tuesday, it was still there, with a full cover on it. A neighbor told me that while I was at the grocery store, a tan vehicle was seen circling the lot. Then the driver stopped and got out. He walked to the Sonata and looked under the cover. Three cruisers arrived, and it was towed away. That’s when she tried to call me but I didn’t get it. I only received the missed call notification when I got home and called her back. It seems that the car had been used in a homicide. I could only find one report of a homicide nearby, but that took place on Sunday, 17 December. That’s well before the time I saw the car being abandoned early on Tuesday.
Now, I have emailed the county police as I couldn’t get an answer on the non-emergency line. I gave what little information I had. But it’s nothing. I wish I could do more.
I’m glad that I followed my gut and didn’t go near them because I’m more certain than I was before that I would have been shot.
I believe that the shooting was gang or drug related. Let this post be a warning to civilians: call the police when you feel that something is off. If I had, they may have caught the men. But also, do not approach suspicious people yourself. They may kill you. And I don’t care if you have a handgun with a carry permit. You can still get killed by desperate villainous scum.
Memoirs of an American Asshole 