In May, 2011, 2 children (two and five years old) were shot while caught in the crossfire of a shootout at Sabal Palm apartments, a low-income housing project owned and managed by the HACFM, and less than 2 years ago a man was shot and killed there in front of a school bus containing his 2 children. In March a passing car with a baby inside was hit by the crossfire of a shootout. At Palmetto Court, another HACFM property, a man was shot this past February, and a drive-by shooting occurred there 2 years ago. In 2009 a man was shot at Southward Village, the third low-income site managed by the HACFM.
These are not isolated incidents, and it is a matter of public record that additional crime such as manslaughter, assault, drug offenses, robbery and beyond also occur.
33919 United points to this documented track record of crime, violent and otherwise, in addition to gun violence occurring at the housing authority's three existing low-income properties as clear evidence that the children of Tanglewood school would be placed at extreme risk should the housing authority be permitted to complete the conversion of Horizons Apartments to likewise low-income housing.
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References:
Horizons Apts. becoming public housing, Feb 01, 2011http://www.nbc-2.com/story/13951941/2011/02/01/horizons-apartments-becoming-public-housing?redirected=true
Two arrested, third sought in Sunday shooting, May 16, 2011
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/14655110/2011/05/16/two-arrested-third-sought-in-sunday-shooting
Police: Children may have witnessed fatal shooting, Aug 24, 2009
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/10981710/police-children-may-have-witnessed-fatal-shooting
Bullets hit car with baby inside, Mar 20, 2011
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/14287500/gunfight-in-fort-myers
One killed in Fort Myers shooting, Feb 03, 2011
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/13966667/2011/02/03/police-on-scene-of-fort-myers-shooting
Police search for drive-by shooters, Feb 20, 2009
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/10698837/police-search-for-drive-by-shooters
Man injured in Fort Myers shooting, Jul 23, 2009
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/10775639/man-injured-in-fort-myers-shooting
Mother arrested on aggravated manslaughter charges, Oct 23, 2009
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/10686753/mother-arrested-on-aggravated-manslaughter-charges
Man arrested for assault on pregnant women, Nov 09, 2009
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/11470319/man-arrested-for-assault-on-pregnant-women
Lee County narcotics arrests, Jan 14, 2010
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/11824378/lee-county-narcotics-arrests
Three arrested on robbery charges, Mar 06, 2009
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/10699357/three-arrested-on-robbery-charges
Mom arrested after boys found in filthy conditions, Apr 21, 2008
http://www.nbc-2.com/story/10691989/mom-arrested-after-boys-found-in-filthy-conditions
