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Apartment complex has two shootings in one month, residents in fear [Video]

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) – Thursday’s shooting at Westgate Village Apartments marks the second shooting at the Dothan complex in less than a month.

Shariah Taylor, a resident at the complex, said she was outside when the bullets started flying.

“I hear pop, pop, pop, about 7 rounds,” said Taylor. “So I’m dodging, I’m ducking, I’m dodging, I’m ducking, I’m dodging, doing my Lil Kim. I’m trying to get my baby in the car, then I threw my baby in the backseat and we just sped off.”

On April 4, a mother was shot through her window while in bed with her kids at the same complex.

With the two shootings occurring in such a short amount of time, Lieutenant Scott Owens, Public Information Officer with Dothan Police, said red flags have raised over the complex.

“Two separate shootings this close together gives us cause for concern,” said Lt. Owens. “We …

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