Neighborhood residents recount frightening Sunday experience

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September 5, 2012

Neighborhood residents recount frightening Sunday experience

Faith Harper Jacksonville Daily Progress The Jacksonville Daily Progress Wed Sep 05, 2012, 08:19 AM CDT

JACKSONVILLE — Residents on Burma Road in Jacksonville said Sunday's shooting was an experience they would never forget.

The Jacksonville Police Department is investigating who fired shots between two vehicles on Sunday evening around 6 p.m. on the 1100 block of Burma Road. According to reports, residents heard between four and five shots believed to be exchanged between a dark four-door truck and a newer white sedan.

No one was injured.

A stray bullet went through the Hart family's carport. Homeowners Angela and Glen Hart said they were inside the home but their son and daughter-in-law were working on a project of outfitting a trailer to be a concession stand behind the carport, and their 5-year-old granddaughter was playing on the porch to the left of the carport area.

Glen Hart said if someone happened to be standing on a hill next to the carport, the angle would be fatal.

“I'm pretty short, but that's pretty dang close,” he said. “If I'm standing on the hill, it's got my name on it.”

Angela Hart said she was taking a nap in the living room when she was awakened by screaming and yelling.

“They came running in, screaming, hollering, freaking out,” she said. “It was kind of crazy.”

Angela Hart said she went to wake up her husband, thinking his bed could be in the line of fire.

Glen Hart said he instinctively reached for his gun.

“Everyone is still having nightmares about it,” Angela Hart said.

The Hart's daughter, Jana, said she parks under the carport daily and feels like she dodged a bullet on Sunday.

“I leave for work at the same time everyday but I decided to leave early that day,” she said.

Across the street, the Cervantes family was also outside working on projects.

Twelve-year-old Dariana Cervantes said her mom and two others were in the garage making kitchen cabinets while she was in front of the house working on an art project.

“I hear this noise and I didn't know what to think,” she said. “I was frozen for three to four minutes. It was scary.”

Jacksonville police officials said Monday both of the suspected shooters are known to the department, warrants are anticipated and arrests are imminent.

Cervantes said she hopes those arrests come soon because there are many small children in her neighborhood.

“I hope they catch them soon because they could kill somebody,” she said. “If you are going to shoot, do it where there are no kids.”

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