We had been up north and were coming home. The car radio was not on as the kids were sleeping and the adults were talking. My uncle was driving and was pulled over on Mt Elliott and the Boulevard. The cops were keyed up and asked him what he was doing driving....didn't he know there was a riot going on??? The answer was no, he had no idea. We went home and all the neighbors were gathered on a porch. Someone had a police scanner and everyone was gathered around listening to police calls. I was 9 years old and terrified. Police were everywhere, tanks were driving up and down Mt Elliott and sirens were going everywhere. The next day my parents had me taken to live with an aunt until the riot was over.