Gun shots continue to ring out in Mobile. New police statistics show there continues to be apathy throughout the city when it comes to reporting these gunshots to police.
More than 3,000 shots have been detected in Mobile since the city's new ShotSpotter system went live in July. But for the 3,000 detected, there's only been 10 calls made to 911 about those gunshots.
NBC 15 spoke with several folks in the community today, many of which said there's no point in calling 911.
"About that, that's a waste of time. Cause ok you got the ShotSpotter but you still got to make it to that spot. By the time they shoot and you make it to that spot, they probably already gone," Julio Hall said.
On the other hand, officials have said it's not a waste of time and it's actually helping police identify those places where they're needed. Police have said there is one thing missing, and that's help from you at home.
"Have you heard shots fired in your neighborhood before?" NBC 15 Reporter Lisa Librenjak asked.
"All the time, all the time," Hall said.
"What do you do?" Librenjak asked.
"Nothing.," Hall said. "There's nothing you can do. Stop, pray you don't get hit that's it."
A similar thing was said by Shuntavia Jenkins.
"Going forward, if you hear a shot will you call 911?" Librenjak asked.
"Honestly, I mean if I know where it's coming from maybe I will but if I don't exactly where it's coming from or who doing it, what's the point, in so many words this has been going on for years. It's like a regular routine," Jenkins said.
Many of them acknowledged that part of the problem is gun shots being normalized.
"When you hear a gunshot do you call 911?" Librenjak asked.
"Nah...that ain't got nothing to do with my that's not my business. Cause they say once you mind your business, you ain't gotta worry about nothing. If I hear gun shot right here right now I'm going to hop in my car and go about my business," Bentrel Williams said.