The shooting happened at an address listed as the boyhood home of Bulls star Derrick Rose, who grew up in Englewood. Gyimatey said she did not know the people who currently live in the house.



"It was very scary," she said as she stood on the front porch of a neighbor's home where she brought her children. In front of her, police officers blocked off the intersection of 73rd and Paulina streets and the surrounding area with yellow and red crime tape.



When she saw the officers with their weapons, Gyimatey said all she could think about was Bettie Jones, a woman who was accidentally shot to death by a police officer who confronted an upstairs neighbor Dec. 26 in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.



"I understand that they have to evacuate people," she said. "I know they're just doing their job. But it's scary."



Gyimatey, who works in sales, said she has lived in Englewood all her life, and shootings and crime have become a way of life in her neighborhood.



"There are always shootings over here," she said. "It's sad but it's common. … You don't wanna leave Chicago because that's all you know. But pretty soon you won't have any choice."



As a mother of four boys, Gyimatey said she is also worried about any run-ins they may have with officers.



"I fear for them running into a cop that had a bad day," she said. "I fear the police, and I shouldn't have to. This is just not a way to live. … They have to come up with some way to calm down the fear we have with the police."



As Gyimatey talked, a police officer walked over to her.



"Can you come with me?" he asked.



"Why? I didn't do anything wrong," she said.



"I know. Some people wanna talk to you," the officer said, and led her to a group of officers standing near her home.



After a few moments, Gyimatey went back to her neighbor's house to wake up the children. She was told they could go back inside their home.



A minute later, her two sons stepped out of the neighbor's house, closely following Gyimatey.



One of them carried her granddaughter in his arms. The girl clung to her uncle's shoulder and looked around quietly.



The family walked past the yellow and red crime tape and walked inside their home.