STOCKTON, Calif. —
Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi's home was hit by gunfire over the weekend, an incident that has only strengthened her determination to address crime in the city.
"This could have killed somebody in my household, even myself," Fugazi said.
The violence that Fugazi has been working to stop has now reached her own doorstep. Initially, she was unaware of the situation, thinking the sounds were fireworks.
"I didn't know at first. We heard the sounds. Our dogs went crazy. We heard the pop pop pop pop pop, and we thought it was fireworks at first," she said.
It was not until the morning that Fugazi realized what had happened.
"It wasn't until I got the notification from the police department that, no, indeed, it was a shooting," she said.
Her home showed clear evidence