On Saturday, September 10th at around 12:30 in the morning there was a shooting at The Club Elite in Palmetto. Twenty-two people were injured. Two people died including the bouncer and a twenty five year old. Some believe it was a drive by where they shot everyone standing out front. The dead bodies were covering the ground to preserve evidence until about ten in the morning. Some people believed they kept the bodies out just because they were African Americans. When my dad got to work he said puddles of blood were surrounding the area. This massacre has become big news in the area. Now people in Palmetto do not feel save someone could drive by and shoot them down at any moment.
The case is still lacking the shooters identities but the streets have buzzed about who did it. Safety is the key issue behind finding the shooters. People who know who did it are scared to tell officials. They want to make sure they are safe and loved ones are safe.
Rev. Cory Brinson of Spiritual House of Praise says, “The witnesses know that the criminals shot twenty-four people while trying to kill a few. They would think nothing of shooting them, too.”
I think that if I knew who it was it would be hard to stand up and say it. I would fear for my safety. You would have to trust the police force to protect you no matter what. Hopefully someone will step up so that Palmetto can sleep at night.
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