A shootout outside a South Seattle daycare last week has left parents and businesses concerned about gun violence in the area.

Seattle police recovered 30 shell casings from the scene after two individuals opened fire near Genesee Street and 36th Avenue South as parents were picking up their children.

Officers said no one was hurt.

“Yeah, it was a hard weekend,” said Jillian Guertin, a parent whose children attend the daycare.

Guertin expressed her distress, noting that the incident happened right at their front door.

She and her children had just left the daycare before the shooting occurred, but several of her close friends witnessed the event.

“But my friends’ kids did have to experience it, and they’ve had nightmares,” Guertin said, highlighting the emotional impact on the commun

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