PLEASANT GROVE, Texas — What should be unusual is becoming more common at Pleasant Grove's Riverstation Apartments, where residents said they hear gunshots all the time.
On Friday night, they heard those gunshots once again. According to Dallas Police, five people were struck by that gunfire -- at least two of them children.
While officials said all of the shooting's victims are in stable condition, police said they're still searching for the shooters.
So it goes.
“It was just like boom, boom, boom, boom, boom,” said one resident who wanted to remain anonymous as he described what he heard on Friday.
Unfortunately, he said it wasn't an out-of-the-norm experience.
“It wasn’t shocking for me at all,” the anonymous resident said.
In October, he witnessed the shooting in his complex where a man was allegedly klilled over a PlayStation.
"Oh my God, he pulled out that gun so fast," the resident said. "How do you deal with the aftermath of that? How do you live in a place where you have to be on guard and kind of uncomfortable?"
Another resident, Tavaren Robinson, echoed those sentiments. He said he's been mere feet away from shootings in the complex.
"The gunfire is tolerable," Robinson said. "I get tired of hearing the cops over here all the time. Every day, there’s a cop car outside."
Dallas Police sources told WFAA the apartment complex is a concern of theirs in the area. They said they have responded to multiple shootings in at these apartments in the past year. City of Dallas cameras placed inside the complex only provide so much insight.
"The police just can’t run into the apartment complex," said Tennell Atkins, Dallas Mayor Pro Tem and council member, whose District 8 encompasses the area.
He said he has received calls from his constituents about the ongoing problems in the apartment complex.
"We’ve got to have a relationship between the apartment owner and DPD to make sure that they’ve got security inside," Atkins said. "[We need to be] getting with the apartment owners with a crime watch."
Residents like Robinson have ideas of their own.
"Put up more cameras around the apartment buildings -- because this camera doesn’t really see that much," he said, motioning to one of the cameras mounted in the complex. "It sees what happens here. It doesn’t go back there."
Most of all, Robinson would like to see new building operators take better charge of the issues.
"I feel like there definitely has to be a change in management," Robinson said. "I feel like things just have to be a little more strict around here -- because this is where we live. When we first came over here, it was somewhat peaceful. Somewhat."
In the wake of Friday's shooting -- and so many others they've endured -- the residents here simply want their peace back.
Said Robinson: "We went from peace to pissed."