Minneapolis Resident Living Near Gang Warzone Installs Bulletproof Bed Headboard: "I Sleep Very Calmly"

By Reg Chapman, CBS Minnesota

September 28, 2022

Finding a safe space when gunfire erupts. That's the reality for some people living on Minneapolis' north side. One woman has taken what some might think a pretty extreme measure, but it's what she did to feel safe as she lays her head to sleep at night.

"In the last couple of weeks I've had gunfire 500 feet from my house," Julie Oden said.

Oden's north-side home sits in the middle of the war zone where the battle between two gangs -- the Hi's and the Low's -- is raging.

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