Waldo home shot up by thieves after stealing car from driveway
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A woman in a Waldo neighborhood says car thieves shot up her home, taking aim at her family over the weekend.
Sydney Davis shared video with FOX4 of the terrifying moment her family took cover from gunfire.
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'I'm feeling shocked,' Davis said. 'I'm feeling unsafe in my own home.'
Davis said a group of 4-5 strangers drove two vehicles around the block for about ten minutes before they targeted her Kia, sitting in the driveway.
Davis and her fiancé were in the doorway when someone fired several shots. She said their 2-year-old was asleep down the hall.
'They then opened fire into our house, directly at my husband's head, hitting our door, we have bullet holes in our living room,' Davis said. 'He flew down to the ground so quick. I had thought a bullet blew him back, I thought it hit him. I immediately ran into the hallway to the bedroom our 2-year-old daughter was in.'
Davis said their typically quiet Waldo neighborhood erupted in gunfire just after 12:30 a.m. Sunday.
The couple had put their 2-year-old to sleep and were sitting on the couch. Then, they heard their Kia in the driveway start. She said several people were attempting to steal their car.
Davis said her fiancé ran to the door, screaming for them to stop. She said that's when the thieves opened fire.
'The fact that they could've killed my 2-year-old daughter for my car that I would've just given them is just insane,' Davis said, 'The gun violence in Kansas City is out of control. It needs to end.'
FOX4 called and emailed Kansas City police several times for information. They didn't respond by our deadline.
Davis said her family saw a group of 4 to 5 men, along with two other vehicles outside.
She said the thief driving her Kia crashed it into one of the other cars as they were speeding away.
She said detectives found her Kia about an hour later, near 39th and Paseo. Police told her it's severely damaged.
Davis said this is the second time their Kia has been stolen in less than six months. The first theft happened in the Brookside area, according to Davis.
Now, she has a warning to Kia owners.
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'We thought we were safe. I'm just advising everybody with a Kia,' Davis said. 'Lock your car, get an air tag, get a steering wheel lock do everything you can, because no Kia is safe. They can steal it within under 30 seconds and it's happening every day in Kansas City.'
Once her Kia is returned, Davis said they plan to sell it. She also said they're looking to move.
Davis said they're offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to a conviction in this case.
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