Residents battling against alleged prostitution in their Cleveland-Kinsman neighborhood report their effort triggered a vicious Nov. 25 drive-by shooting by the suspects.
The resident, who didn't want to be identified due to safety concerns, said the suspects took several shots at his home after he confronted them about alleged prostitution taking place on his street.
The suspects were caught on camera by his home security system, before, during, and after the gunfire took place.
"My brother was standing here, I was standing next to him," the resident said.
"The bullets came through this window, straight through, hit the door and above the back door."
"As they turned the corner they started shooting, pop, pop, pop, pop, about ten, eleven shots. Glass breaking and all the debris flying."
Residents in that Kinsman neighborhood said the incident has them concerned about Cleveland police staffing levels and response time.
"My wife called when we saw them, they didn't respond yet," the resident explained.
"After the shots were fired, then they responded."
The incident happened just six houses down from the vacant home where the body of Alianna DeFreeze was discovered in Jan. 2017.
Her father, Damon DeFreeze, has been fighting for better police response time in that neighborhood since his daughter's murder.
DeFreeze told News 5 better school and police response could have made a difference after his daughter was abducted while on her way to school.
DeFreeze now fighting for Ohio Senate Bill 82, which would require schools to contact parents if a child fails to report to school within one hundred and twenty minutes of the start of the school day if their child has been marked absent.
Currently, Ohio law is silent on school districts contacting parents when their child is not there.
Meanwhile, residents living in the Kinsman neighborhood are at a loss on how to stop the crime.
"What do you do? Shoot them, you go to jail, They shoot you, they get away."
