HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A woman rolled out of bed last night to dodge bullets coming into her room.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5, Donna Hawkins was relaxing in bed at her Meadows of Catalpa apartment after celebrating a graduation over the long weekend.
“I heard quite a few gunshots,” Hawkins said.
She was on the phone with her sister, and at first, she thought it was part of a Memorial Day celebration.
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“The gunshots got louder and more close together. At that point, I heard my patio door shatter,” Hawkins said.
Deputies with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office counted more than 50 shell casings, and six parked cars were hi,t along with two apartments.
“If I had turned over, it would have killed me,” Hawkins said.
She said she’s happy to be alive.
“What if it was your mother, your sister, or someone lying in their bed? And my children got the news today that I was dead instead of traumatized by this event,” she said.
She called attention to the spike in gun violence in the Greater Dayton area.
“We need to stop the gun violence in Dayton. We keep talking about it, but we don’t do anything,” Hawkins said.
She said she wants city leaders to step up and address the issue, adding that anyone could be in her situation.
“When you lay your head on your pillow, you should be able to feel safe to go to sleep,” Hawkins said.
Hawkins said the apartment complex is sending someone out to measure the glass to repair her patio door.
We will continue to follow this story.
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