A San Lorenzo family is grateful to be alive after gunmen fired dozens of bullets toward them and their home Monday morning.
The gunmen tried to steal the family car right out of the driveway but when they were caught in the act, that's when the gunfire erupted. Fortunately, no one was injured, but a bullet just missed the couple's five-year-old daughter. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office issued a public safety advisory urging people not to confront thieves. Joey Hocker said he and his family are very lucky to have survived with no physical injuries. When it happened at around 3:30 a.m.
"I'm a little bit shocked, but more angry. This is my home. This is my safe space," Hocker said. His safe space violated. One bullet hit the back bedroom, ricocheting off a shoe rack and narrowly missing his daughter who had been sleeping. "I threw her on the floor. Got her covered with my body and called 911," said Sharlain Hocker, the girl's mother and wife of Joey. The couple estimated the ordeal lasted two minutes.
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