HOUSTON - District G Councilmember Mary Nan Huffman told the crowd of more than 100 this is not a problem that can be solved overnight, but she's making headway.
What they're saying:
"I think we've done a good job at attacking this problem a bunch of different ways through the health department, through permitting, funding HPD overtime," said Huffman.
In an only on FOX report last month, we told you what homeowners living nearby are so concerned about.
An argument prompts a hail of gunfire from a machine gun. You can also see kids riding bikes as bullets fly.
This year alone, some 700 911 calls were made at the complexes at 1251 Wilcrest and 1445 Lakeside Estates.
The 911 calls dealt with murder, human trafficking, aggravated assault, and rape.
Three murders have happened this yea