In the hood

Yesterday morning there was a buzzing that went on a little too closely, and a little too long: our school was surrounded by a couple of helicopters. Add that to the non-stop sound of sirens, and we all started looking around at each other. The principal asked the secretary to call the police department to make sure that we didn't need to be on lockdown. The response from the police department: "Sure, students can be outside. They're just photographing a crime scene." Lovely.

Found out later on the news it was (another) shooting. The usual around here.