Eastern New Orleans family is badly shaken after home invasion, shootout
The couple watched in horror as three masked men dressed in black worked to pry open their window. One of the men held a 3-foot-long assault rifle.
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She dialed 9-1-1. But it would be a long 15 minutes before police arrived
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“These people meant business. They were not afraid to kill.” After a few minutes of shooting, the robbers fled, squeezing out of the window they had initially opened.
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NOPD spokeswoman officer Hilal Williams, however, said the department’s response time was “acceptable” — officers were dispatched to the scene at 4:09 a.m. and the first units arrived at 4:18 a.m. Williams acknowledged that “10 minutes can feel like forever when you’re in that type of situation,” but still, she said, the reality is “we just can’t possibly have cars outside every house.”
These people – and their children – could very well be dead had it not been for the quick thinking and fast action of the homeowners. The police have no obligation to protect you and your family. That responsibility is yours.
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