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KEARNS -- A drive by shooting Friday evening left neighbors in a Kearns neighborhood shaken and police looking for answers.
The shooters hit a home near 5400 W. Planada Way (4885 South)six times, sending bullets into a bedroom, living room and entryway. Remarkably, no one was injured.
"It makes me scared. I'm thinking I'm going to have to stay in the backyard from now on," said neighbor Donna Bourek.
According to witnesses, two people in a truck stopped their vehicle a little ways away from their target and fired. Then the two got back into the truck, drove closer to the home and resumed firing.
"I said to my son, ‘That was gunshots. I know that was gunshots. Let's get back in the house. Stay in the house,'" Bourek said.
Neighbors were spooked by the shooting, which police believe was gang-related. Three people were inside the home at the time, including a 1-year-old little girl who was sleeping in a back bedroom.
There's a lot of children playing here, as you can see -- in the streets, riding their bikes, there's a park down the road. This is ridiculous.
–Sgt. Mike Schoenfeld, Metro Gang Unit
Investigators from the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Metro Gang Unit say it's extremely lucky no one was hurt.
"There's a lot of children playing here, as you can see -- in the streets, riding their bikes, there's a park down the road. This is ridiculous," Metro Gang Unit Sgt. Mike Schoenfeld said.
Police recovered six casings they say came from a .9 mm gun. They also photographed several people in the home, saying they're known gang members.
Investigators haven't released a specific motive for the drive by but say they believe the shooters did hit their intended target.
The description right now is pretty vague: two people -- at least one male -- in a pickup truck.
Neighbors say this isn't the first time there's been trouble. About a month ago, a house in this same area was hit.
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