HOUSTON – What was once a quiet Montrose block on Hawthorne Street near Mt. Vernon Street is now the center of late-night chaos, according to frustrated neighbors who say an Airbnb rental has become a magnet for house parties, drag racing, and dangerous behavior.

Jack Berry, who lives in the neighborhood, said he was woken up early Sunday morning by the sound of cars racing down the street.

“We thought we were dreaming. It was like something out of a movie,” Berry said. “A sedan pulled up with four guys hanging out the windows with assault rifles. Smoke started pouring out of the car, filling the neighborhood. Then they started walking toward our house. We ducked down, thinking they were coming in.”

Berry’s cell phone video captured the moments smoke was coming out of a car on the stre

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