The bullet that tore through that home didn’t just hit a child; it shattered any illusion of safety left in the neighborhood. Inside, a family thought they were sheltered from the chaos outside. But the walls that once felt solid became paper-thin when gunfire erupted nearby, and a single round found the most innocent life in the house. Now, that baby lies in a hospital bed, machines humming, doctors fighting to hold back the unthinkable.

Outside, fear has hardened into fury. Neighbors who once shrugged off nightly gunshots are demanding answers, and justice, and change. Parents clutch their children tighter. Community leaders are calling emergency meetings, begging officials for stronger action against the violence creeping down their streets. Until someone is held accountable—and something truly changes—every echo of a gunshot will carry the same terrifying question: who’s next?