ST. LOUIS — Chilling, loud and rapid gunfire was caught on video in the 6900 block of Alabama Avenue near Blow Avenue in south St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood.
Marguerite McGhee, 67, said on July 14 and July 21, someone in a black car rode down her street and repeatedly shot up her home.
"It's crazy. It's scary and it happened around 11 o'clock on a Sunday morning both times, which I thought was really odd," McGhee said.
She wasn't home. However, her 82-year-old husband was when bullet pummeled the place they've called home for 24 years.
"Bullets shot out our bedroom window, the siding on was shot out and even the bricks and ceiling over our front porch. The bullets just went straight through," McGhee said.
She said the first time, more than 30 bullets hit their home.
During the second incident, the gunman fired more than 30 rounds piercing, the couple's living room wall, destroying their light fixtures and even shattering their grandchildren's picture frame.
"I don't know why this is happening. We haven't bothered anybody. We have no enemies, and all these years, we've kept to ourselves," McGhee said.
Her terrified husband was lying on their bed when he dropped to the floor for his life.
"It's nothing but the grace of God that saved him both times. We're living in fear. We can't relax, can't sleep," McGee said.
And Monday night, she believes the same shooter or shooters came back and sprayed her next-door neighbor's home with a barrage of bullets.
"He's in his 60s, and he lives alone. He was scared after all that that he decided to leave his home for now. They could have easily hit my husband and my neighbor, and both of them would not be with us," McGhee said.
Police said after firing a large rifle at the two homes, the suspect or suspects sped off in a black sedan. Neighbors believe it was a Volkswagen Jetta.
"Investigators are looking at all three of these incidents to determine if they are in fact related," Sgt. Charles Wall with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said.
Police believe the incidents may be linked because officers recovered similar, large-sized shell casings. As of Tuesday night, they did not have descriptions of the suspects.
"I want them to catch these people and get them off the street because they're dangerous. If this happens again, my husband and I will have to move," McGhee said.
Resources for crime victims
If you have been a victim of a crime or know someone who has been, 5 On Your Side has compiled a list of resources.
The Crime Victim Center of St. Louis has multiple programs to support victims of crime. Crime Victim Center’s programs range from direct services to crime victims as well as “creating awareness and change within the systems they encounter.”
Life Outside of Violence "helps those harmed by stabbing, gunshot or assault receive the treatment, support and resources they need to find alternatives to end the cycle of violence."
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis has the Neighborhood Healing Network, which serves people who have experienced crime, violence or been the victim of an incident that caused trauma.
The Bullet Related Injury Clinic (BRIC) is a community-based clinic in St. Louis that helps people heal after they have been injured by a bullet. The BRIC was established to help people who are discharged from the emergency department after being shot.