there was an active shooting in front of the senior apartments next door to my work today. <30 feet from our front door. i'm safe and all my coworkers are safe. 3 of my coworkers were witnesses. the victims to the best of my knowledge are alive + in critical condition.

i didn't even know what the sounds were as i was hearing them. i thought one of my co-workers was banging on the side door. i opened it, looked around, no one was there, closed it again-- more banging.

took me way too long to realize i stuck my head out between rounds of an AK47

i've never felt unsafe at work before. everyone else i know feels like i should (big scary detroit!) but i really never have. even now i'm not, for some reason. but i was afraid to get out of my car when i got home today, fully 2 hours later + 2 cities away. idk what to tell you.

i don't really have a point to this thread except to say like. i'm safe, and i'm alive, and i just desperately need people to care and look out for each other.