Posted on 01/01/2020 1:03:43 PM PST by BenLurkin
Philippa Ashford, 61, was celebrating with her loved ones just after midnight in a cul-de-sac of Houston’s Laurel Oaks neighborhood — where family and friends were shooting off fireworks — when she suddenly clutched her body and said, “I think I’ve been shot,”
Authorities went from house to house searching for shell casings and trying to find out where the gunfire came from.
The incident came after Houston authorities had warned locals not to fire their guns during New Year’s celebrations.
Another man was also shot in the wrist just after midnight in Houston by celebratory gunfire, while he was outside with his roommate, KHOU reported.
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A small price to pay for Cultural Diversity.
Only a holes do that.
Whatever happened to running up and down the street banging on a metal pot with a wooden spoon?
It's not a cultural thing, even educated honkies take part in that stupidity.
Fireworks should be banned from sale everywhere since they have no use other than produce loud noises that most neighbors find annoying and send many pets into conniptions.........
Booze and bullets are never a good combo.
While it is all too obvious that there are many terminally stupid Americans (Democrats especially), the insane act of firing a gun into the air in celebration has not, IMHO, been a tradition here, north of the Rio Grande. So is this yet another job for immigrants to do that normal citizens won’t do?
Sympathies and prayers for the family and friends. R.I.P.!
My neighborhood's NYE rocket battle came to sudden halt shortly after the stroke of 12 due to rain. I was not unhappy about the development. They usually go until about 2 am.
“Fireworks should be banned from sale everywhere since they have no use other than produce loud noises that most neighbors find annoying and send many pets into conniptions”
what do fireworks have to do with it? the poor woman was killed by a stray bullet shot off by some idiot ...
Why I won’t go outside when they’re shooting off crap. I couldn’t tell if it was fireworks or gunshots or both. RIP.
The problem is not spent bullets that fall from a height, but bullets that are fired at a shallow angle and hit a victim with substantial velocity. For some people, “celebratory gunfire” involves firing a gun in the direction of a neighbor’s house.
Never heard gunfire in Southern California on NYE back in the 50’s and 60’s.
But by the early 80’s it was very prevalent.
Wonder what demographic coincidence happened during that period?
Looks like she lived in a nice neighborhood too. Freakin’ idiots. I hope they find the a$$hole responsible and send him to prison for a long, long time.
I don’t get this? I’ve never known anyone who did “celebratory gunfire” and I’ve known gun owners and lived with guns my whole life?
Everything! Without the fireworks the gunshots could possibly be traced to their source..........
"Fireworksgunfire should be banned from sale everywhere"
The story was about shooting guns off... I am 99% sure you misread that 8>)
Philippa Ashford, 61, was celebrating with her loved ones just after midnight in a cul-de-sac of Houston’s Laurel Oaks neighborhood...
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Looks like a nice neighborhood on Google Street View.
Thus fireworks or other shooting off guns being a perfect cover for those deliberately wanting to do what you just said.
Then you are 100% correct.
My statement was relevant to the use of fireworks. Had there been no fireworks being fired off in that area then the individual who was shooting a firearm into the air could more easily be discovered..........
Is that more easy for you to understand?.....thanks
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