WHAT IN THE WORLD???

As I came home from my part time job today, I noticed something very strange down my street. Lots and lots of police cars, yellow tape, hovering helicopters, fire department, and many spectators! This was really weird! I thought "What in the world is going on?" At first I thought that a little kid may have drown is someone's pool.

I pulled in my driveway and walked out to the sidewalk to be one of the other nosy neighbors! I saw my neighbor to the West of me looking at everything and I asked him what happened. He said that a girl in the home was shot by her boyfriend and then shot himself. This house is only about 5 houses down from me and across the street. OMG! I couldn't believe it! I said "I have to call my friend Cheryl...she knows everything" (she lives only a few streets away from me). She gets a chance to watch the news more than I do so it sounded reasonable to me. When I called her, I found out that she didn't know what was going on yet, but heard all the helicopters hovering and fire trucks go by. So I told her what I had found out.

My street looked like a parking lot with all the cars on it. People were not able to drive up to their homes because a good portion of the street was blocked off. They were parking in front of my neighbors houses and walking home. The police were there until dark time and I came home around 1:20 in the afternoon.

This is so weird...especially since I went through this about a year ago or so with a girl I worked with. Her husband shot and killed her and then killed himself while their 4 young kids were home. This is so sad!

I just don't know why people get to the point where they feel that murder/suicide is the only option. I understand that people get depressed and may have chemical imbalances in their brain, but they make meds to help them. There is also counseling. Why don't some people utilize these? I guess I will never truely understand!