As Americans prepare to celebrate Independence Day, law enforcement and safety advocates are issuing a serious warning: what goes up must come down—and sometimes, it ends in tragedy.
On Christmas Day, the Houston Police Department has warned the public again not to engage in celebratory gunfire over the holidays.
When the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Day, joy and excitement filled the Bellfort Village apartments complex.
Celebratory gunfire is a problem in the Houston area year after year, particularly around New Year’s and the Fourth of July, and notably, when the Astros win.
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HOUSTON – A Houston man was outside admiring the fireworks display on New Year’s Eve when he was hit in the wrist by celebratory gunfire. “I was right here standing outside my car,” Roberto Carlos said in Spanish. “And it just fell from the sky.”Carlos’s roommate, Paul Moreno, was standing next to him at the time. John Shannon said the Harris County Sheriff’s Office received many calls about celebratory gunfire on New Year’s Eve. “Despite repeated warnings against celebratory gunfire, this is something that goes on and is unacceptable,” Shannon said.