The location of this listing is very unsafe. This is our experience of our first and only night staying here:
We were walking to our rides out front of the Airbnb to head downtown. All of the sudden, a man within 10 feet of our group pulled out an automatic rifle. He started firing multiple rounds at a car speeding off on our street. Some of us hit the ground. One of our groups scrambled into their own car and got out. The rest of us ran back inside.
One of my friends was about 6 feet from the shooter and easily could've been killed. Luckily, the shooter didn't act in haste and my friend had enough time to take cover. Thankfully, nobody in our group was hurt. But the experience was beyond frightening and I hope nobody else has to go through that.
The next morning, we packed up and booked a hotel downtown. I texted our host, Holly, to inform her of what happened and that we left.
Needless to say, I feel terrible about the whole situation. I had unknowingly put my closest friends' and my brother's lives at risk by booking this Airbnb. Quite literally, people I loved could have died that night. I'm upset I didn't do more of my own investigation after knowing the address. I'm upset that the hosts weren't transparent about the safety of the location and the neighborhood they profit off of. I'm upset I booked this place.
I hope our story helps others learn from the mistake I made.