A Crime Scene: Real Life

I interviewed witnesses. Reported. Shot and cut the video.
But it's just a whole lot to take in and know what to say.

Guns. Blood. Bags over the victims' heads. Tied up. Threatened. Heroes.

It had just about every factor you hear about when it comes to crime movies..
But your heart aches more when it is real life.

I arrived in the trailer park neighborhood where the police report said the attempted robbery took place. I drove around the area looking for anyone outside their home that I could talk to. Since I wasn't given an exact home address that means I was going to have to 'door-knock.'

Door Knock: Going door-to-door-knocking to see if anyone is home.

            *Good chance they aren't home if story is in the middle of the day during the week.*
             If home there are usually four options:
            1. They didn't see or hear anything.
            2. They don't want to talk to the media
            3. They know and saw everything, but then say they don't want to go on camera.
            4. They know and saw everything, and you kindly find away to get something/someone on camera. (because pigs will fly when someone is jumping to be interviewed on camera.)

Luckily, the first man I spoke to was able to tell me what home the attempted robbery happened at. It was a few houses down, but nobody was home.

I saw in the police report that one of the victims fled to a neighbor's home. I looked around the victim's property and saw a blood trail. The drops of blood led down a driveway and up the doorsteps to another home.

The neighbor was willing to talk and soon after other neighbors started to come out and tell their story of what they heard or saw.

I was filming when the victims of the crime were arriving home from the hospital. They were in such good spirits after such a traumatic event. The woman's face was badly beaten and part of me just wanted to take her back to the hospital. She spoke to me as blood continued down her face (not on camera.)

Something horrible happened to this couple, but to see them in such positive spirits was very uplifting. Seeing a neighborhood that responded so quickly gave me hope.

It's not what happens to you, but how you respond right?