Hawaii family now living in Indiana caught in the middle of gunfire

INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (HawaiiNewsNow) – Terrifying moments for a Hawaii household now dwelling in Indiana.

The youngsters had been simply tucked in for mattress final Wednesday when bullets began flying via their home windows in Indianapolis.

“We had simply put our daughters to sleep,” stated Kailua native Sharon Holck-Lono. “Sitting on the sofa, decompressing, we had the TV on, we had been speaking, and impulsively … we had our first shot come via.”

“All we heard was simply large pop. It was deafening. I nonetheless hear it,” stated her husband Tony Lono, a Waimanalo native.

About an hour after the drive-by taking pictures, Sharon documented the obliteration all through their condo together with her cellphone. The tremble in her voice is clear.

The Lonos say roughly two dozen photographs ripped via their residence whereas they ducked for canopy.

Their daughters, ages seven and three had been sleeping of their bed room. At the very least one bullet went via their room.

“Our youngest, she normally comes out and in of the room from the time we put her down round 8:30 till normally nearly 10:30, she simply comes out and in, out and in, out and in. Amazingly that night time she truly went to sleep at 9:30 and this occurred at like 9:40,” Sharon stated.

The Lonos stated the suspects are nonetheless on the run. They stated investigators instructed them the drive-by shooters shot up the fallacious residence.

“They suppose it was the fallacious deal with,” stated Sharon.

The Lonos moved to Indiana nearly three years in the past as a result of they may not afford to reside in Hawaii.

“We had been priced out,” Sharon stated. “It was getting so costly, and we needed a spot that we might afford on our personal.”

They’re too afraid to reside of their rental now, so one other Hawaii household is taking them in till they’ll afford a safer place to reside.

Within the meantime, Sharon is battling thyroid most cancers and Tony’s dad simply died 5 months in the past.

“Had a share of dangerous luck,” Tony stated.

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