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\u2018We\u2019re scared\u2019: People worry about shooting spikes in Spokane, turn to self defense for protection<\/a><\/p>\n SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 Shootings are up in Spokane. It\u2019s been a trend for years, and people and police are trying to get a handle on the issue.<\/p>\n So far this year, there have been 21 shootings, according to Spokane Police.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a breakdown of the rise in shootings over the years:<\/p>\n There were 10 shootings in just this past week police are still investigating. One of those happened at Gordon and Division where the victim fired back at someone who shot bullets into his living room, narrowly missing the family inside. Since that shooting, neighbors say they\u2019re organizing a crime watch team to fight the issue. The man shot at says he won\u2019t leave his home without a gun again.<\/p>\n Another drive-by shooting in East Spokane on East 5th Avenue and South Fiske Avenue has one mom ready to move out for good.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re scared,\u201d said Jamie Anderson. She has a son who says hasn\u2019t slept well since the last shooting. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to move out of this area and into a better area.\u201d<\/p>\n The shooting spikes across the city are something police are worried about.<\/p>\n \u201cIt certainly is a troubling one that we want to try and get a handle on get under control,\u201d said Nick Briggs, a Corporal with the Spokane Police.<\/p>\n He adds this rise in gun violence is a national trend, but they are concerned about the local increase and are working to find the people committing the shootings.<\/p>\n Gun shop owners say people are handling their own safety instead.<\/p>\n \u201cThey have to take their own precautions and do what they feel is necessary to keep their families safe,\u201d said Jeremy Ball. He\u2019s the owner of Sharp Shooting Indoor Range & Gun Shop.<\/p>\n He says his gun sales haven\u2019t gone down since the start of the pandemic. High sales are the \u201cnew normal.\u201d Last year, the nation saw the second highest amount of guns sold on record. At Ball\u2019s shop, he says he seeing more first time gun owners buying small compact guns they can keep on them.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re still seeing lots and lots of sales in small compact guns that people are using as carry weapons,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Anderson says she owns a gun but even that isn\u2019t giving her the protection she wants.<\/p>\n \u201cIf a stray bullet comes through my door, we can\u2019t stop that or it comes through my wall, we can\u2019t stop that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Police say people need to be careful with self defense. It\u2019s a complicated issue if you don\u2019t know the rights you can use to stay safe.<\/p>\n \u201cIt gets to be a very convoluted and complex legal analysis in terms of what somebody can and can\u2019t do,\u201d Briggs said.<\/p>\n What Briggs said you should do is report any information about these crimes and others to police as they work to keep Spokane safe. They also added in relation to other cities similar in size, the city still has a relatively low crime rate. Major Crimes and the Spokane Regional Safe Streets Task Force are actively investigating these recent shootings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a1Grupos de Autodefensas para mi! \u2018We\u2019re scared\u2019: People worry about shooting spikes in Spokane, turn to self defense for protection SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 Shootings are up in Spokane. It\u2019s been a trend for years, and people and police are trying to get a handle on the issue. 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