'It could've killed her;' string of shootings leave Elgin residents in living in fear

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'It could've killed her;' string of shootings leave Elgin residents in living in fear
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'There are too many people coming through here shooting, and you never know which way a bullet is gonna go,' said one southeast Elgin resident.Elgin Police have

"There are too many people coming through here shooting, and you never know which way a bullet is gonna go," said one southeast Elgin resident.July 8: drive-by at 8:40 a.m.So far, police have not made any arrests.

"My heart was racing. I didn't know if a bullet was gonna come through my window," said one East Alamo resident.They said they have lived on East Alamo for seven years. Another Alamo Street resident is having yet another sleepless night, "Kinda just feels like the sense of home has been ripped away," she said.A bullet struck her toddler's bedroom window-- inches away from her bed.

Police interviewed her after her home was struck, but she said she hasn't heard from police since then.

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