Crime & Safety
Chicago Seniors Feel Unsafe After Bullets Come Through Windows
"I was laying on my couch asleep, and all of a sudden, a bullet came through my window," Thelma Gates said.
September 12, 2024
CHICAGO (CBS) — Seniors said they feel like they're under siege after four shootings at the Bronzeville building they call home since August, leaving windows shattered and in a CBS News Chicago exclusive story, residents share their concerns and what's being done to help them feel safe.
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"I was laying on my couch asleep, and all of a sudden, a bullet came through my window."
Thelma Gates shows where the bullet ended up: inside a flower pot that was right next to her couch, where she had been sleeping, in her fifth-floor apartment.
