1 00:00:06,266 --> 00:00:10,467 [narrator] Sometimes even the friendlies streets have animosity buried deep. 2 00:00:10,533 --> 00:00:13,567 -Turn it down a notch? -We can play it as loud as we want. 3 00:00:13,567 --> 00:00:16,867 They were completely opposite of what the neighborhood was. 4 00:00:16,934 --> 00:00:18,967 -Hi. -You're parked in our spot. 5 00:00:18,967 --> 00:00:20,667 They were a little obnoxious. 6 00:00:20,667 --> 00:00:22,367 Move your car to your side. 7 00:00:22,367 --> 00:00:24,867 I tried to avoid those conversations. 8 00:00:24,867 --> 00:00:26,867 [narrator] And sometimes it takes a new-comer... 9 00:00:26,867 --> 00:00:29,867 He was very quiet and kept to himself. 10 00:00:29,867 --> 00:00:30,967 ...to dig it all up. 11 00:00:30,967 --> 00:00:32,667 Hey! Freaking wuss! 12 00:00:32,734 --> 00:00:35,266 They just had conflicting personalities. 13 00:00:35,266 --> 00:00:37,266 Hey, get back here. I'm talking to you! 14 00:00:37,266 --> 00:00:39,767 Like, why would you have that reaction? 15 00:00:39,767 --> 00:00:41,266 Shut the hell up while you're at it. 16 00:00:41,266 --> 00:00:43,066 They were looking for revenge. 17 00:00:43,066 --> 00:00:44,233 [firecracker bursting] 18 00:00:44,867 --> 00:00:46,266 Who the hell do you think you are? 19 00:00:46,266 --> 00:00:48,867 I wasn't expecting it to escalate into what it did. 20 00:00:48,934 --> 00:00:49,767 Get in the house! 21 00:00:49,767 --> 00:00:51,000 The terror in their eyes 22 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:53,667 was something I'll never forget. 23 00:00:53,667 --> 00:00:55,367 [indistinct shouting] 24 00:00:55,433 --> 00:00:56,834 [gunshot] 25 00:00:59,300 --> 00:01:00,467 [man] I know what you did. 26 00:01:00,467 --> 00:01:01,467 [gunshot] 27 00:01:01,533 --> 00:01:02,667 [woman] Stay out of my neighborhood! 28 00:01:02,734 --> 00:01:03,767 [man] Stay away from my drive. 29 00:01:03,767 --> 00:01:05,367 On the ground now! 30 00:01:05,367 --> 00:01:06,867 [woman screaming] 31 00:01:06,934 --> 00:01:08,266 [gunshot] 32 00:01:15,166 --> 00:01:18,467 [narrator] Wilkes-Barre is a small city nestled in Pennsylvania 33 00:01:18,533 --> 00:01:20,233 just 20 miles from Scranton. 34 00:01:20,767 --> 00:01:22,100 It's the kind of place 35 00:01:22,100 --> 00:01:23,934 where everyone knows everyone else. 36 00:01:27,667 --> 00:01:31,667 Westberg Street is a very quiet part 37 00:01:31,667 --> 00:01:34,867 of the suburbs of Wilkes-Barre. 38 00:01:34,867 --> 00:01:37,667 It's just kids playing in the street. 39 00:01:39,367 --> 00:01:42,567 It's just a small little town within a big city. 40 00:01:42,567 --> 00:01:44,734 Hey, buster, let's get your jacket on. 41 00:01:46,667 --> 00:01:48,467 [narrator] This street is the perfect place 42 00:01:48,533 --> 00:01:50,567 for Shannon Lai to raise her two kids. 43 00:01:51,300 --> 00:01:52,467 [Shannon laughs] 44 00:01:52,533 --> 00:01:55,567 [Shannon] I had twins at the time and I was just 45 00:01:55,567 --> 00:01:57,967 a single mom raising my children 46 00:01:57,967 --> 00:02:01,767 in a quiet, polite, clean neighborhood. 47 00:02:01,767 --> 00:02:03,367 [Shannon] Here we go. 48 00:02:03,367 --> 00:02:05,667 -Hey, guys. -[Shannon laughs] Oh. 49 00:02:07,000 --> 00:02:08,567 -Hi. -Hi. 50 00:02:08,567 --> 00:02:09,667 [woman] How you doing? 51 00:02:09,667 --> 00:02:11,867 It was kind of we all looked out for one another. 52 00:02:11,867 --> 00:02:14,567 -Hey. -Hey, how are you? 53 00:02:15,500 --> 00:02:17,467 The neighbors are great... 54 00:02:17,467 --> 00:02:20,867 It's somewhere you could just sit outside and relax. 55 00:02:20,934 --> 00:02:23,166 It's a very nice street to live on. 56 00:02:23,233 --> 00:02:25,000 [narrator] Betty Mitchell and her two children, 57 00:02:25,000 --> 00:02:28,467 19-year-old Rowan and 18-year-old Gary 58 00:02:28,467 --> 00:02:31,433 have called this neighborhood home for years. 59 00:02:32,166 --> 00:02:33,967 Everyone's really friendly with each other 60 00:02:33,967 --> 00:02:37,667 or always gives a friendly, "Hi, how are you doing?" when they're outside. 61 00:02:37,734 --> 00:02:39,367 [Rowan] All of our neighbors are very close-knit, 62 00:02:39,367 --> 00:02:41,166 like, we all talked to each other 63 00:02:41,233 --> 00:02:43,100 and just, like, really tight-knit. 64 00:02:43,100 --> 00:02:47,367 Especially the kids. They all liked to spend time together. 65 00:02:47,367 --> 00:02:50,667 [narrator] So naturally, whenever someone new moves in, 66 00:02:50,734 --> 00:02:52,333 everyone is very curious. 67 00:02:55,567 --> 00:02:57,467 Jeffrey Spaide is a retired veteran 68 00:02:57,467 --> 00:02:59,367 who is now an engineer. 69 00:02:59,367 --> 00:03:02,767 Jeffrey proudly served the United States Navy 70 00:03:02,767 --> 00:03:05,467 as a shipboard engineering technician 71 00:03:05,467 --> 00:03:08,567 before going into United States Army National Guard 72 00:03:08,567 --> 00:03:12,033 and eventually the United States Navy Reserve. 73 00:03:14,100 --> 00:03:16,367 He was very reserved. 74 00:03:16,367 --> 00:03:17,667 He kept to himself. 75 00:03:17,667 --> 00:03:20,266 He was friendly, but he was a quiet guy. 76 00:03:22,900 --> 00:03:24,667 [narrator] And Jeffrey seems to have found 77 00:03:24,667 --> 00:03:26,667 the quiet neighborhood he was looking for. 78 00:03:35,900 --> 00:03:38,934 He was always doing something around his house. 79 00:03:39,867 --> 00:03:41,567 [Rowan] He worked on his house a lot. 80 00:03:41,567 --> 00:03:45,266 He was very particular about the care of his home. 81 00:03:45,333 --> 00:03:47,467 Everything was always perfect to a T. 82 00:03:47,467 --> 00:03:49,233 He was always doing work on it. 83 00:03:52,767 --> 00:03:55,166 Ripping off the old siding, huh? 84 00:03:55,166 --> 00:03:56,567 [narrator] Part of the welcoming committee 85 00:03:56,567 --> 00:03:57,567 includes his neighbors 86 00:03:57,567 --> 00:03:59,767 who lived directly across from him. 87 00:03:59,834 --> 00:04:02,000 What's the point of stacking it up so nice? 88 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:03,767 Just gonna end up in the dump. 89 00:04:04,467 --> 00:04:07,634 Well, doesn't hurt to keep things tidy. 90 00:04:10,367 --> 00:04:11,867 [narrator] Lisa and James Goy 91 00:04:11,934 --> 00:04:14,634 have resided on this street for nearly 15 years. 92 00:04:15,967 --> 00:04:20,166 They were nice people, the house was well maintained. 93 00:04:20,166 --> 00:04:24,166 [Betty] They had each other's back. I never heard them fight. 94 00:04:24,166 --> 00:04:25,767 Honestly, I never heard them 95 00:04:25,767 --> 00:04:28,266 argue with each other or anything. 96 00:04:28,333 --> 00:04:30,467 They were good for each other. 97 00:04:30,467 --> 00:04:33,867 [narrator] Things are okay now, but they won't be for long. 98 00:04:33,867 --> 00:04:35,567 -Hey! -Back off! 99 00:04:38,467 --> 00:04:40,967 [narrator] It takes all types to make a neighborhood 100 00:04:40,967 --> 00:04:42,867 and get a celebration started. 101 00:04:43,667 --> 00:04:46,734 Hi. We're having a party. 102 00:04:47,266 --> 00:04:48,367 What's this? 103 00:04:48,367 --> 00:04:50,467 Party, Friday night, on the block. You should come. 104 00:04:50,467 --> 00:04:52,667 Someone would just come up with an idea to say like, 105 00:04:52,667 --> 00:04:54,967 "Hey, you know, let's have a party." 106 00:04:54,967 --> 00:04:58,100 And then we would just meet and then have a good time. 107 00:04:58,100 --> 00:04:59,467 You'll get to meet everybody. 108 00:04:59,533 --> 00:05:02,166 Jeffrey wasn't the type to come to a barbeque. 109 00:05:02,233 --> 00:05:04,533 Thanks. Yeah, I'll try. 110 00:05:05,367 --> 00:05:07,767 I always was under the impression that 111 00:05:07,767 --> 00:05:09,567 he just wanted to keep to himself, 112 00:05:09,634 --> 00:05:12,634 just one of those people that didn't like to socialize. 113 00:05:12,867 --> 00:05:13,867 Party! 114 00:05:13,867 --> 00:05:15,533 [narrator] The Goys on the other hand... 115 00:05:16,266 --> 00:05:17,367 Hell yeah! 116 00:05:17,433 --> 00:05:19,433 -...are always up for a good time. -We're in! 117 00:05:19,667 --> 00:05:20,967 Amazing. 118 00:05:20,967 --> 00:05:23,433 Amazing. I'll go tell everybody. Have a good day, guys. 119 00:05:23,667 --> 00:05:24,634 Bye. 120 00:05:26,100 --> 00:05:29,066 Hey. You're going to this, right? 121 00:05:29,567 --> 00:05:30,834 I don't know. 122 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:33,033 I got a lot of stuff to do. 123 00:05:34,767 --> 00:05:36,667 Oh, man. Come on! 124 00:05:36,667 --> 00:05:39,967 -Listen up. -That was rude. 125 00:05:40,033 --> 00:05:43,967 The Goys were more outspoken, out in the neighborhood more, 126 00:05:43,967 --> 00:05:47,066 you know, where Jeffrey stayed at home. 127 00:05:47,066 --> 00:05:51,166 [Cody] Jeffrey was pretty quiet, doing a 9:00 to 5:00 job. 128 00:05:51,166 --> 00:05:54,367 I think that a lot of veterans keep quiet to themselves 129 00:05:54,433 --> 00:05:57,533 and only express themselves when other people open up. 130 00:05:58,800 --> 00:06:02,367 I mean, everybody enjoys peace and quiet. 131 00:06:02,433 --> 00:06:04,266 [narrator] Jeffrey doesn't know it yet, 132 00:06:04,266 --> 00:06:06,333 but he's not going to get that here. 133 00:06:11,066 --> 00:06:12,266 [all laughing] 134 00:06:12,266 --> 00:06:16,667 [music playing on speaker] 135 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:19,166 ...and he said, "Are you sure?" 136 00:06:19,233 --> 00:06:20,367 [both laugh] 137 00:06:20,367 --> 00:06:21,433 I'll never forget it. 138 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:24,967 I was a little bit flattered, you know? 139 00:06:24,967 --> 00:06:26,567 Who wouldn't want to, like, you know, hang out with us? 140 00:06:26,567 --> 00:06:27,567 You know what I mean? 141 00:06:27,567 --> 00:06:30,867 They were always loud, laughing, um, 142 00:06:30,934 --> 00:06:33,667 at the parties and things that they would have. 143 00:06:33,667 --> 00:06:36,567 I mean, seriously. What's wrong with people, huh? 144 00:06:36,634 --> 00:06:37,767 [Betty] They'd get a little loud. 145 00:06:37,767 --> 00:06:40,567 You know, just being themselves and having a good time. 146 00:06:40,634 --> 00:06:42,066 [James laughing] 147 00:06:42,066 --> 00:06:46,867 Hey! Can you turn it up a little? Will ya? 148 00:06:46,867 --> 00:06:49,066 [music playing on speaker] 149 00:06:49,133 --> 00:06:50,233 I'll take care of it. 150 00:06:53,367 --> 00:06:55,667 [music increases in volume] 151 00:06:55,667 --> 00:06:57,867 Now, that's more like it. 152 00:06:57,867 --> 00:07:00,634 [muted sound of music] 153 00:07:02,867 --> 00:07:05,333 Hey, can you turn it down a notch? 154 00:07:06,166 --> 00:07:09,066 Come on. It's a free country. 155 00:07:09,133 --> 00:07:12,533 We can play it as loud as we want. What's it like in China? 156 00:07:14,066 --> 00:07:15,867 [Gary] They're not very respectable 157 00:07:15,867 --> 00:07:17,567 when it comes to being around people 158 00:07:17,634 --> 00:07:20,266 and knowing how to use, like, polite language. 159 00:07:20,266 --> 00:07:22,533 It was, it was a little obnoxious. 160 00:07:23,600 --> 00:07:25,567 Hey, man, you coming out? 161 00:07:26,867 --> 00:07:28,166 Come on! 162 00:07:29,266 --> 00:07:30,667 [Lisa] Maybe he's not out yet. 163 00:07:30,734 --> 00:07:32,767 [both laugh] 164 00:07:32,834 --> 00:07:35,066 -[Lisa] He's not out yet. -[James laughs] 165 00:07:36,567 --> 00:07:38,934 [James] Cheers, guys! Whoo-hoo! 166 00:07:46,100 --> 00:07:48,533 [narrator] A big party leads to a big mess. 167 00:07:49,967 --> 00:07:53,433 And soon it snowballs into a bigger problem. 168 00:07:54,367 --> 00:07:55,767 The Goys are very particular 169 00:07:55,834 --> 00:07:57,734 about the driveway they share with Shannon. 170 00:08:00,100 --> 00:08:02,667 They were very territorial, should you say. 171 00:08:03,200 --> 00:08:04,533 Hey! 172 00:08:05,967 --> 00:08:11,166 Do you mind keeping your garbage on your side of the driveway? 173 00:08:11,233 --> 00:08:13,967 They overreacted quite a bit when it came to some things. 174 00:08:14,033 --> 00:08:16,166 I'm, I'm sorry. I'm coming. 175 00:08:16,166 --> 00:08:18,667 You should know better. Jeez. 176 00:08:18,667 --> 00:08:22,166 It was intimidating. Like, why would you have that reaction? 177 00:08:22,233 --> 00:08:25,233 I'm sorry. I'm just, I'm trying to tidy up. 178 00:08:26,367 --> 00:08:28,166 [Gary] Whatever day you catch Lisa on 179 00:08:28,166 --> 00:08:30,567 is what kind of mood you catch her in. 180 00:08:30,634 --> 00:08:34,367 [narrator] And so far Jeff has only caught Lisa in a bad mood. 181 00:08:34,367 --> 00:08:35,834 Is there a problem? 182 00:08:47,700 --> 00:08:49,834 Kind of a creep, isn't he? 183 00:08:50,867 --> 00:08:52,166 Precious little creep. 184 00:08:55,300 --> 00:08:58,166 [narrator] Even though Jeffrey is the new neighbor on the street, 185 00:08:58,166 --> 00:09:00,934 he feels it's the Goys that don't quite fit in. 186 00:09:06,867 --> 00:09:10,767 Not only do they have issues with the property line they share with Shannon, 187 00:09:10,767 --> 00:09:14,066 they also have issues with the Mitchells on the other side. 188 00:09:14,066 --> 00:09:16,166 [Betty] I was just cleaning the rocks. 189 00:09:16,166 --> 00:09:19,367 Like, cleaning all the vines and everything out of it 190 00:09:19,367 --> 00:09:20,934 and just, kind of, restacking it. 191 00:09:21,900 --> 00:09:27,634 [phone ringing] 192 00:09:28,867 --> 00:09:31,967 Well, the one fell over and hit the Goys' fence. 193 00:09:32,867 --> 00:09:34,667 And like, just knocked into their fence. 194 00:09:34,667 --> 00:09:36,667 It didn't knock it down or anything like that. 195 00:09:51,367 --> 00:09:54,467 [Betty] She had wire tied a note to the back on cardboard. 196 00:09:57,266 --> 00:09:58,634 In case you forget. 197 00:09:59,100 --> 00:10:00,667 I was like, "Okay." 198 00:10:00,667 --> 00:10:02,166 Like, it was just odd. 199 00:10:02,166 --> 00:10:04,166 Like, I don't know why she couldn't have just come to me and been like... 200 00:10:04,166 --> 00:10:09,433 Instead of leaving a childish, you know, kindergarten project stuck to the back of my fence. 201 00:10:10,200 --> 00:10:11,367 You have to be pretty petty 202 00:10:11,433 --> 00:10:14,867 to leave a note on a fence over a few rocks. 203 00:10:14,867 --> 00:10:17,033 That kind of changed my views. 204 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:19,567 [narrator] And from Jeffrey's point of view 205 00:10:19,567 --> 00:10:21,266 the Goys have serious issues 206 00:10:21,266 --> 00:10:23,233 when it comes to protecting their turf. 207 00:10:24,700 --> 00:10:28,066 [Rowan] They weren't as meticulous as Jeffrey was, but I feel that 208 00:10:28,066 --> 00:10:31,467 they were more territorial than he was. 209 00:10:31,467 --> 00:10:33,467 [Gary] They would get mad about the small things. 210 00:10:33,467 --> 00:10:37,166 Like, if grass was growing up to their side of the fence. 211 00:10:37,166 --> 00:10:40,266 [narrator] But their biggest trigger seems to be parking. 212 00:10:40,333 --> 00:10:42,166 Hey. Watch it. 213 00:10:44,667 --> 00:10:46,166 You came up way too fast. 214 00:10:46,166 --> 00:10:47,634 Don't you know how to drive? 215 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:51,767 Be careful, man. 216 00:10:51,767 --> 00:10:53,767 If they were angry, they were angry. 217 00:10:53,834 --> 00:10:56,000 And, and it excelled quickly. 218 00:10:56,000 --> 00:10:58,433 -And anyway, you can't park there. -Back off! 219 00:10:59,967 --> 00:11:03,767 [narrator] Jeffrey may be quiet, but he's no push-over. 220 00:11:03,834 --> 00:11:05,033 Who do you think you are? 221 00:11:06,800 --> 00:11:07,934 Get a grip. 222 00:11:08,767 --> 00:11:10,967 Shut the hell up while you're at it. 223 00:11:11,033 --> 00:11:16,066 I'd never witnessed anybody saying anything to them before this. 224 00:11:16,066 --> 00:11:19,467 Hey! Who the hell do you think you're talking to? Huh? 225 00:11:19,467 --> 00:11:21,567 It just snowballed from there. 226 00:11:21,567 --> 00:11:22,767 Get back here! 227 00:11:22,767 --> 00:11:24,367 [narrator] Things are getting awkward, 228 00:11:24,367 --> 00:11:26,467 but soon they'll get deadly. 229 00:11:26,467 --> 00:11:28,266 Move your car to your side. 230 00:11:28,333 --> 00:11:29,634 What's your problem, man? 231 00:11:29,867 --> 00:11:31,533 [screaming] 232 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:42,567 [narrator] In small neighborhoods with shared driveways, 233 00:11:42,567 --> 00:11:44,367 street parking can be tight. 234 00:11:44,367 --> 00:11:46,567 But the Goys don't have one vehicle. 235 00:11:46,567 --> 00:11:47,700 They have three. 236 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,867 [Shannon] Jim Goy would park his everyday use of a car 237 00:11:52,867 --> 00:11:55,467 in the driveway or on the street 238 00:11:55,467 --> 00:11:56,767 but he would bring home, like, 239 00:11:56,767 --> 00:12:00,734 his work van and park that in the driveway 240 00:12:01,166 --> 00:12:03,667 or on the street. 241 00:12:05,266 --> 00:12:09,166 More days than not parking was a problem. 242 00:12:09,166 --> 00:12:13,133 [narrator] And the driveway they share with Shannon Lai is a constant battleground. 243 00:12:14,066 --> 00:12:17,166 Hey! Move your car to your side. 244 00:12:17,166 --> 00:12:19,000 Okay. I'm sorry. I-- Okay. 245 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:21,266 [Shannon] He's like, "You parked too close. 246 00:12:21,266 --> 00:12:22,567 I'm gonna have it towed 247 00:12:22,634 --> 00:12:24,767 or I'm just gonna hit your car." 248 00:12:24,834 --> 00:12:29,467 I'm like... "Okay, not a problem. I'll move it." 249 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:35,867 [Betty] If your bumper is, like, 250 00:12:35,867 --> 00:12:38,367 an inch towards their driveway, 251 00:12:38,367 --> 00:12:40,166 they'll tell you you're too close. 252 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:42,967 There. Was that so hard? 253 00:12:44,500 --> 00:12:48,100 -Stupid. -Excuse me? 254 00:12:48,100 --> 00:12:52,166 [Rowan] They did not care who they offended with what they were saying 255 00:12:52,233 --> 00:12:57,166 and they made a lot of remarks that were very inappropriate 256 00:12:57,166 --> 00:12:59,467 and, um, offensive. 257 00:12:59,533 --> 00:13:00,767 [Shannon] Let's go inside. 258 00:13:00,834 --> 00:13:02,767 When he would have his reactions 259 00:13:02,767 --> 00:13:04,667 and if my children were out front, 260 00:13:04,667 --> 00:13:08,166 I would just take them inside or go in the backyard 261 00:13:08,166 --> 00:13:11,934 to, you know, remove myself from that situation. 262 00:13:13,667 --> 00:13:16,967 [narrator] James Goy goes out of his way to mark his territory. 263 00:13:17,033 --> 00:13:20,266 [Shannon] And then Jim Goy spray painted a line 264 00:13:20,333 --> 00:13:23,066 to say this is where your parking starts. 265 00:13:23,066 --> 00:13:24,367 Is it clear? 266 00:13:25,967 --> 00:13:27,166 Is it clear? 267 00:13:30,467 --> 00:13:32,066 [Shannon] I thought he was an [bleep]. 268 00:13:32,066 --> 00:13:33,967 I'm like, that was kind of an [bleep] move. 269 00:13:38,166 --> 00:13:39,867 [narrator] And it's not just the neighbors that think 270 00:13:39,867 --> 00:13:41,634 the Goys have an attitude problem. 271 00:13:43,667 --> 00:13:45,967 Anyone who happens to visit the street 272 00:13:45,967 --> 00:13:47,467 is subject to their anger. 273 00:13:49,667 --> 00:13:52,066 You're parked in our spot. 274 00:13:52,066 --> 00:13:54,867 If anybody ever parked in their parking spot, 275 00:13:54,867 --> 00:13:56,567 they would be knocking on your door 276 00:13:56,634 --> 00:14:00,367 and a lot of the times it was people who were visiting 277 00:14:00,367 --> 00:14:01,567 and didn't know. 278 00:14:01,634 --> 00:14:03,867 I'm not parking. I'm just waiting for my girlfriend. 279 00:14:03,867 --> 00:14:05,066 For your what? 280 00:14:06,467 --> 00:14:08,567 -Hey. -Hey. 281 00:14:08,634 --> 00:14:10,266 -Sorry I'm late. -It's okay. 282 00:14:10,266 --> 00:14:13,166 Really? You're one of those? 283 00:14:13,233 --> 00:14:17,867 They knew at the time that I had a girlfriend 284 00:14:17,934 --> 00:14:21,266 and they had made a couple jokes about it. 285 00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:22,934 One of what? 286 00:14:24,767 --> 00:14:28,467 [Rowan] But I knew that I was not going to change their mind 287 00:14:28,467 --> 00:14:33,667 and I am not the type to engage in an argument even if they were. 288 00:14:33,734 --> 00:14:36,967 They were completely opposite of what the neighborhood was. 289 00:14:37,033 --> 00:14:39,867 Like, we were very, you know, friendly. 290 00:14:39,867 --> 00:14:42,266 We were very open-minded. 291 00:14:42,767 --> 00:14:44,233 Not them. 292 00:14:47,667 --> 00:14:49,100 I figure that little display 293 00:14:49,100 --> 00:14:51,667 doesn't bother somebody like you. 294 00:14:51,667 --> 00:14:53,166 What's that supposed to mean? 295 00:14:53,166 --> 00:14:56,934 Hey, sorry. Didn't mean to hurt your delicate little feelings. 296 00:14:57,767 --> 00:14:59,433 Go back to your precious little garden. 297 00:15:00,467 --> 00:15:02,867 Seriously. What kind of man is he? 298 00:15:02,934 --> 00:15:05,367 Jim and Lisa were very homophobic people. 299 00:15:06,867 --> 00:15:09,066 And I, I don't necessarily know 300 00:15:09,066 --> 00:15:14,634 if Jeffrey was gay or bi or anything like that, but they picked on him. 301 00:15:18,867 --> 00:15:23,367 They would almost be looking for things to find wrong 302 00:15:23,367 --> 00:15:25,066 in order to get revenge for 303 00:15:25,066 --> 00:15:27,734 whatever disagreement there was. 304 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:37,467 Could you move so I can turn around? 305 00:15:37,467 --> 00:15:38,867 You got plenty of room. 306 00:15:38,867 --> 00:15:40,767 [Betty] Basically, she used that area 307 00:15:40,767 --> 00:15:43,166 to back up out of her driveway. 308 00:15:43,166 --> 00:15:45,100 I guess she needed that extra room. 309 00:15:45,100 --> 00:15:48,367 Hey. I told you already, you can't park there. 310 00:15:48,367 --> 00:15:49,767 Move your car! 311 00:15:51,300 --> 00:15:53,166 Put it in your driveway 312 00:15:53,166 --> 00:15:54,767 beside your crap. 313 00:15:54,767 --> 00:15:58,066 [narrator] And Jeffrey Spaide has no time to put up with James' attitude. 314 00:15:58,066 --> 00:16:00,533 Hey, get back here. I'm talking to you. 315 00:16:01,600 --> 00:16:03,133 What's your problem, man? 316 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:06,233 What am I supposed to do? Just sit here? 317 00:16:07,500 --> 00:16:10,166 Jesus. Freaking nerve. 318 00:16:10,233 --> 00:16:13,567 The way they would handle situations definitely wasn't the best. 319 00:16:13,634 --> 00:16:15,433 [Betty] Say it was somebody they didn't like, 320 00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:17,934 they could be vindictive. 321 00:16:19,567 --> 00:16:22,734 [narrator] James Goy finds a new way to antagonize his neighbor. 322 00:16:27,200 --> 00:16:28,667 [firecracker bursting] 323 00:16:28,734 --> 00:16:30,767 [Gary] He would just throw firecrackers. 324 00:16:30,767 --> 00:16:34,000 It almost sounded like a .22, like a rifle, kinda going off. 325 00:16:34,000 --> 00:16:35,333 Almost like a gunshot. 326 00:16:36,266 --> 00:16:37,533 [James laughing] 327 00:16:38,166 --> 00:16:39,634 [firecrackers bursting] 328 00:16:40,300 --> 00:16:41,767 Who the hell do you think you are? 329 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:43,266 [James] Oh, shut up. 330 00:16:43,266 --> 00:16:45,066 I'm just having a little fun, relax. 331 00:16:45,133 --> 00:16:46,266 Are you insane? 332 00:16:46,266 --> 00:16:48,667 Why don't you go back inside, put a little skirt on? 333 00:16:48,734 --> 00:16:51,567 There was a lot of yelling and it was... it was very loud. 334 00:16:51,634 --> 00:16:53,967 [James] What? You think you got what it takes? 335 00:16:54,033 --> 00:16:55,967 You'll see exactly what I got, buddy. 336 00:16:55,967 --> 00:16:57,834 Where do you think you are right now, huh? 337 00:16:59,467 --> 00:17:04,066 -Where? -You're standing on our property, little man. 338 00:17:04,066 --> 00:17:06,367 You know what I can do on my property? 339 00:17:06,367 --> 00:17:07,667 Huh? 340 00:17:07,667 --> 00:17:10,567 I can beat your sorry ass to a little pulp 341 00:17:10,634 --> 00:17:12,000 and the police would come by 342 00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:14,467 and they would say I had every right to do it. 343 00:17:15,300 --> 00:17:16,734 The law is on my side here. 344 00:17:16,900 --> 00:17:18,233 Not yours. 345 00:17:21,100 --> 00:17:23,433 Go ahead. I dare you. 346 00:17:27,100 --> 00:17:29,166 I know people. 347 00:17:29,166 --> 00:17:33,834 It was just, go ahead and call the police and nothing's gonna be done. 348 00:17:36,467 --> 00:17:38,634 Yeah. Walk away, little man. 349 00:17:41,367 --> 00:17:44,567 He would just mumble under his breath and walk away. 350 00:17:44,567 --> 00:17:46,934 Don't call him a man. He's a wuss. 351 00:17:53,266 --> 00:17:57,767 [intense music playing] 352 00:17:59,967 --> 00:18:01,166 No one really saw it coming. 353 00:18:01,166 --> 00:18:04,967 [screaming] 354 00:18:05,033 --> 00:18:07,166 Don't park here. This is our spot. 355 00:18:07,166 --> 00:18:08,467 They're planning something. 356 00:18:08,467 --> 00:18:09,567 You do this? 357 00:18:09,567 --> 00:18:10,834 [siren wailing] 358 00:18:20,367 --> 00:18:22,767 -[James] Why the hell do you think... -[Lisa] You smug... 359 00:18:22,767 --> 00:18:24,667 You don't bother us so much. 360 00:18:24,734 --> 00:18:28,467 [Betty] It was nerve wracking. Just because I don't like confrontation to begin with. 361 00:18:28,467 --> 00:18:33,734 So just listening to it was kind of crazy that it was that big of a deal. 362 00:18:38,200 --> 00:18:43,266 [narrator] The tension on West Bergh Street is about to get a whole lot worse. 363 00:18:43,266 --> 00:18:46,467 If Jeffrey parking in front of his house was an issue before... 364 00:18:46,533 --> 00:18:47,367 [James] Hey. 365 00:18:47,367 --> 00:18:49,333 ...it's now a bylaw infraction. 366 00:18:51,066 --> 00:18:53,834 It's now officially illegal for you to park there. 367 00:18:54,667 --> 00:18:55,934 What are you talking about? 368 00:18:57,000 --> 00:18:58,367 Lookie, lookie. 369 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:04,166 We were like, "How did that no parking sign get there?" 370 00:19:04,166 --> 00:19:07,000 [Rowan] It looks like it's supposed to be a parking spot 371 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,000 but I know that the no parking sign 372 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,667 was actually put up by the township... 373 00:19:11,734 --> 00:19:13,066 ...which didn't make sense to me. 374 00:19:13,133 --> 00:19:15,066 [narrator] It may have been put up by the authorities 375 00:19:15,066 --> 00:19:17,934 but Jeffrey assumes he knows who is to blame. 376 00:19:18,166 --> 00:19:19,100 You do this? 377 00:19:22,567 --> 00:19:26,533 It may have been a vindictive move by the Goys. 378 00:19:27,100 --> 00:19:28,367 [Jeffrey] But why? 379 00:19:28,367 --> 00:19:30,667 Why put a sign out in front of my house? 380 00:19:30,667 --> 00:19:32,266 It doesn't make any sense! 381 00:19:32,266 --> 00:19:34,867 There's no reason! 382 00:19:34,867 --> 00:19:38,166 [narrator] Jeffrey calls the township and demands an explanation, 383 00:19:38,233 --> 00:19:39,567 but he doesn't get one. 384 00:19:39,567 --> 00:19:40,567 Everyone else on the street 385 00:19:40,567 --> 00:19:42,867 gets to park in front of their house. 386 00:19:42,867 --> 00:19:45,467 From what I understand, he did try to fight it. 387 00:19:45,467 --> 00:19:46,567 Are you kidding? 388 00:19:46,567 --> 00:19:48,166 [narrator] Jeffrey and many of the other neighbors 389 00:19:48,166 --> 00:19:51,567 believed the Goys pulled some strings to put the signs up. 390 00:19:51,567 --> 00:19:53,367 Yeah. Oh, that makes great-- 391 00:19:53,367 --> 00:19:54,667 Yeah, that's perfect sense. 392 00:19:54,667 --> 00:19:55,834 Okay. Yeah. 393 00:19:57,000 --> 00:19:59,066 Did the Goys have connections? 394 00:19:59,133 --> 00:20:02,000 This is a small town in north-eastern Pennsylvania. 395 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,367 Does somebody know somebody in the police department 396 00:20:04,367 --> 00:20:06,567 or the clerk down at the county courthouse? 397 00:20:06,567 --> 00:20:09,467 Chances are we'll never know. 398 00:20:09,533 --> 00:20:12,667 [narrator] Jeffrey loses the right to park in front of his own home. 399 00:20:12,667 --> 00:20:17,066 Although he still has a driveway, he remains angry. 400 00:20:17,066 --> 00:20:20,767 Nevertheless, the veteran is determined to stand his ground. 401 00:20:20,767 --> 00:20:22,967 [Gary] I feel like he didn't move away 'cause he liked this house 402 00:20:23,033 --> 00:20:24,367 and he took a lot of pride and 403 00:20:24,367 --> 00:20:27,166 it was nice neighborhood. It was a nice place to live. 404 00:20:27,233 --> 00:20:30,567 So I feel like that's why he never wanted to move. 405 00:20:30,634 --> 00:20:33,567 [narrator] The Goys aren't going anywhere either. 406 00:20:33,567 --> 00:20:36,567 [Gary] I think they act like the neighborhood's theirs. 407 00:20:36,567 --> 00:20:39,767 If you were to point out a neighborhood bully, it would be them. 408 00:20:40,767 --> 00:20:43,266 Like, it was their way or the highway. 409 00:20:43,333 --> 00:20:46,634 [narrator] And James is going to make sure things are done his way. 410 00:20:47,300 --> 00:20:49,867 Hey! Slow down! 411 00:20:49,934 --> 00:20:52,567 What the hell do you think this is, a drag race? 412 00:20:52,634 --> 00:20:55,266 [Shannon] If he felt like the car was going too fast, 413 00:20:55,266 --> 00:20:58,734 he would come out and yell at the moving car. 414 00:20:59,166 --> 00:21:01,100 Did you see that idiot? 415 00:21:01,100 --> 00:21:05,066 And some, you know, derogatory remarks as well. 416 00:21:05,133 --> 00:21:08,266 It was uncalled for. That definitely was uncalled for. 417 00:21:08,266 --> 00:21:10,066 What the hell is wrong with people? 418 00:21:10,133 --> 00:21:12,533 [Betty] I tried to avoid those conversations. 419 00:21:13,266 --> 00:21:14,834 What the hell is wrong with everyone? 420 00:21:23,367 --> 00:21:25,467 [narrator] But the main thorn in the Goys' side 421 00:21:25,467 --> 00:21:27,634 is people parking in front of their house. 422 00:21:28,867 --> 00:21:32,166 I told you, don't park here. 423 00:21:32,166 --> 00:21:35,166 This is our spot! Move your car! 424 00:21:35,166 --> 00:21:39,467 They would just come out yelling, "Get the F out of here." 425 00:21:39,533 --> 00:21:42,166 It wasn't like they would come out of their house and, 426 00:21:42,166 --> 00:21:43,867 "Oh, can you please move your car?" 427 00:21:43,867 --> 00:21:45,266 Like, "You're parking in my spot." 428 00:21:46,600 --> 00:21:49,066 Don't you have anything better to do 429 00:21:49,133 --> 00:21:53,166 than yell at people for parking in the wrong spot? 430 00:21:53,166 --> 00:21:55,066 I think they had anger issues. 431 00:22:03,700 --> 00:22:06,000 [narrator] The mandate doesn't go both ways. 432 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:08,266 The Goys park wherever they want. 433 00:22:08,266 --> 00:22:11,367 Including in neighbor Shannon Lai's spot. 434 00:22:11,433 --> 00:22:13,767 [Rowan] The Goys definitely didn't always seem like 435 00:22:13,767 --> 00:22:15,567 they felt the rules applied to them. 436 00:22:16,800 --> 00:22:19,867 [narrator] No one in the neighborhood wants to risk the Goys' wrath. 437 00:22:19,934 --> 00:22:23,667 It just became an irate situation. 438 00:22:23,734 --> 00:22:27,467 I kept my encounters with the Goys very minimal. 439 00:22:27,467 --> 00:22:31,166 Um, pretty much, just let me know if my house is on fire. 440 00:22:31,166 --> 00:22:33,567 You know, like that type of relationship 441 00:22:33,567 --> 00:22:35,467 and I will return the favor. 442 00:22:35,467 --> 00:22:38,667 I've personally never seen anyone confront them. 443 00:22:38,667 --> 00:22:42,066 I've never seen any neighbor retaliate back. 444 00:22:42,133 --> 00:22:45,166 [narrator] Jeffrey is the first to fight back against his bully neighbors. 445 00:22:46,367 --> 00:22:48,867 It's why he's the main focus of their ire. 446 00:22:48,867 --> 00:22:50,967 [Rowan] It just didn't get better. 447 00:22:50,967 --> 00:22:53,533 They seemed to like to hold grudges. 448 00:22:59,266 --> 00:23:01,767 Hey, you freaking wuss! 449 00:23:01,767 --> 00:23:04,767 I know they targeted him a lot. 450 00:23:04,834 --> 00:23:07,266 You need to be a man to do that kinda work. 451 00:23:07,266 --> 00:23:11,166 [Gary] I don't see why they would wanna fight with Jeffrey, 452 00:23:11,233 --> 00:23:13,066 considering he was such a quiet guy, 453 00:23:13,133 --> 00:23:14,967 and he kept to himself so much. 454 00:23:15,033 --> 00:23:17,867 You're not a man, are you? You're a loser. 455 00:23:17,934 --> 00:23:19,567 A little pansy. 456 00:23:19,567 --> 00:23:21,767 [Betty] They would just yell at him over everything. 457 00:23:21,767 --> 00:23:25,100 They would call him a [bleep]. 458 00:23:25,100 --> 00:23:26,567 You know, just vulgar names. 459 00:23:26,634 --> 00:23:29,000 ♪ If you're pansy And you know it Dig a rock ♪ 460 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:32,367 It was always Jim calling him just slurs and stuff like that. 461 00:23:32,433 --> 00:23:34,467 [James] You're kinda like a tutti-frutti. 462 00:23:34,467 --> 00:23:36,667 ♪ If you're pansy And you know it Dig a rock ♪ 463 00:23:36,667 --> 00:23:40,467 Stuff along the lines of sexuality kinda slurs. 464 00:23:40,467 --> 00:23:42,567 ♪ If you're pansy And you know it ♪ 465 00:23:42,567 --> 00:23:43,767 ♪ And you really wanna-- ♪ 466 00:23:43,767 --> 00:23:45,767 [sarcastically] Whoa, mister tough guy! 467 00:23:45,767 --> 00:23:47,867 -Come on, let's see what you've got. -[Lisa giggles sarcastically] 468 00:23:47,867 --> 00:23:50,467 [James] Aw! 469 00:23:50,533 --> 00:23:52,767 Poor baby! 470 00:23:52,767 --> 00:23:55,567 Why don't you go inside and call the police? 471 00:23:56,500 --> 00:24:00,367 Jim would say, "I know the Plains Township Police. 472 00:24:00,367 --> 00:24:06,266 I have family in the Plains Township Police." 473 00:24:06,266 --> 00:24:08,667 -[James chuckling] -[Lisa] Let's see how good that'll do you. 474 00:24:08,734 --> 00:24:09,567 That's right. 475 00:24:09,567 --> 00:24:11,467 But there is no proof 476 00:24:11,467 --> 00:24:16,166 of the local police department even knowing the Goys. 477 00:24:16,166 --> 00:24:19,266 [narrator] Whether or not the Goys have friends in high places, 478 00:24:19,266 --> 00:24:21,567 the rest of the neighbors are getting fed up with them. 479 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,100 Can you believe what they did at the party the other day? 480 00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:27,266 I don't understand. We can't put up with this much longer. 481 00:24:27,266 --> 00:24:28,367 [Shannon] We've had conversations 482 00:24:28,367 --> 00:24:30,533 that they were a problematic neighbor. 483 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,567 But what do we do? 484 00:24:32,634 --> 00:24:35,767 [Shannon] I think a lot of people were kind of fed up with the Goys, 485 00:24:35,767 --> 00:24:38,634 their whole persona, the bullying... 486 00:24:39,967 --> 00:24:42,000 They're planning something. I know it. 487 00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,967 [Lisa whispering] They're so strange. 488 00:24:47,467 --> 00:24:49,767 [narrator] The Goys are ready to protect themselves, 489 00:24:49,767 --> 00:24:51,066 and their property. 490 00:24:53,367 --> 00:24:56,467 [Rowan] The Goys were proud gun owners. 491 00:24:56,467 --> 00:24:59,166 -They had all kinds of firearms. - [gun cocking] 492 00:24:59,166 --> 00:25:02,834 And they were vocal about having them as well. 493 00:25:07,300 --> 00:25:09,567 [narrator] In addition to being well armed, 494 00:25:09,567 --> 00:25:12,166 the Goys are determined to know what's going on 495 00:25:12,233 --> 00:25:13,433 in the neighborhood at all times. 496 00:25:14,300 --> 00:25:16,867 Their watchful eyes patrol the street. 497 00:25:16,934 --> 00:25:18,567 [Betty] They put up a surveillance camera. 498 00:25:18,567 --> 00:25:20,367 We never really had crime in the area, 499 00:25:20,367 --> 00:25:23,166 so, I'm like, I didn't know what they were gonna catch with it. 500 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,367 [Cody] There were two pointing right across the street, 501 00:25:27,367 --> 00:25:29,266 at Jeffrey's house. 502 00:25:29,266 --> 00:25:31,433 Now, were they put up because of a feud, 503 00:25:32,266 --> 00:25:34,533 or did they put them up for security reasons? 504 00:25:36,667 --> 00:25:39,867 [narrator] Jeffrey doesn't like the fact that the Goys are monitoring him. 505 00:25:39,867 --> 00:25:41,000 Hey, what are you doing? 506 00:25:42,400 --> 00:25:45,367 -Hey, point those things away from my house! -[James] Yeah? 507 00:25:45,367 --> 00:25:46,934 What are you gonna do about it, huh? 508 00:25:47,667 --> 00:25:49,367 Are you man enough to do anything? Huh? 509 00:25:49,367 --> 00:25:50,834 Come on, let's go! 510 00:25:55,300 --> 00:25:57,634 Man up... if you can. 511 00:26:00,700 --> 00:26:02,066 That's right. 512 00:26:02,066 --> 00:26:05,066 That's right. Walk away, you little chicky. 513 00:26:05,667 --> 00:26:07,467 [imitating chicken] 514 00:26:09,300 --> 00:26:10,567 Yeah... 515 00:26:17,166 --> 00:26:19,767 [narrator] Yet, the Goys aren't the only ones who are armed. 516 00:26:19,767 --> 00:26:23,467 [Cody] Jeffrey had many guns in his house. 517 00:26:23,467 --> 00:26:25,767 He had weapons in the garage. 518 00:26:25,767 --> 00:26:30,000 He had weapons pretty much every corner of the house. 519 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,967 He was ready to act at any moment. 520 00:26:36,567 --> 00:26:38,066 [indistinct shouting] 521 00:26:45,567 --> 00:26:48,166 [narrator] All the once chummy neighbors on West Bergh Street, 522 00:26:48,166 --> 00:26:50,567 are keeping their distance these days. 523 00:26:50,567 --> 00:26:53,467 It was just like... If we have a get-together, 524 00:26:53,467 --> 00:26:55,767 is it gonna be an issue for the Goys? 525 00:26:55,767 --> 00:26:57,367 I dare you. 526 00:26:57,367 --> 00:27:00,266 [narrator] But the main tension is between the Goys and Jeffrey Spaide. 527 00:27:00,333 --> 00:27:03,667 [Cody] The neighbors hoped that the two neighbors 528 00:27:03,667 --> 00:27:05,467 would settle it themselves. 529 00:27:05,467 --> 00:27:07,767 So, do I think that neighbors knew something, 530 00:27:07,767 --> 00:27:11,767 between the two parties and the tension? Yes. 531 00:27:11,834 --> 00:27:14,467 Do the neighbors think that it would've ever gotten 532 00:27:14,533 --> 00:27:17,100 to the point of what happened? 533 00:27:17,100 --> 00:27:19,166 No. Until it did. 534 00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:25,467 [narrator] When Shannon finds a larger house, 535 00:27:25,533 --> 00:27:29,467 she's happy to move away from the simmering tension next door. 536 00:27:29,533 --> 00:27:31,066 [Shannon] Are you ready to go, boys? 537 00:27:31,066 --> 00:27:32,367 [both] Yeah, let's go! 538 00:27:32,433 --> 00:27:33,934 [Shannon laughs] 539 00:27:37,000 --> 00:27:41,266 When I moved, there was a lot of, you know, confrontation on the street. 540 00:27:44,900 --> 00:27:48,934 -I was fed up with the Goys, their whole persona. -[car starting] 541 00:27:50,166 --> 00:27:51,734 So, I was lucky to move. 542 00:27:53,567 --> 00:27:56,934 [narrator] She will later learn she left just in time. 543 00:28:01,667 --> 00:28:05,367 As the animosity between the neighbors reaches a boiling point, 544 00:28:05,433 --> 00:28:07,433 -a blizzard ravages Wilkes-Barre. - [wind whooshing] 545 00:28:09,000 --> 00:28:11,667 [Cody] Northeastern Pennsylvania was gearing up 546 00:28:11,667 --> 00:28:13,867 for a major snowstorm. 547 00:28:13,934 --> 00:28:16,634 About two feet of snow was expected to fall. 548 00:28:19,367 --> 00:28:22,166 [Rowan] There was a heavy storm overnight, 549 00:28:22,166 --> 00:28:24,367 that continued throughout the day. 550 00:28:24,433 --> 00:28:27,000 We got more snow than we had in years. 551 00:28:27,000 --> 00:28:31,166 [narrator] But there is an even bigger storm coming. 552 00:28:31,166 --> 00:28:34,533 The next morning, the neighborhood wakes up to a winter wonderland. 553 00:28:35,567 --> 00:28:38,166 There was already a blanket of snow down. 554 00:28:38,166 --> 00:28:41,100 So, it was one of those quiet days, 555 00:28:41,100 --> 00:28:42,867 when the snow is on the ground, 556 00:28:42,934 --> 00:28:45,867 and it's kind of insulated. 557 00:28:45,867 --> 00:28:47,266 [narrator] While Betty Mitchell makes her way 558 00:28:47,266 --> 00:28:48,867 through the snow to get to work, 559 00:28:48,867 --> 00:28:51,867 her kids, Rowan and Gary stay home. 560 00:28:51,867 --> 00:28:54,567 [Rowan] On that morning, I was in my bedroom. 561 00:28:54,567 --> 00:28:57,667 I was actually sleeping at first. 562 00:28:57,667 --> 00:29:00,367 They had closed my work for that day, 563 00:29:00,433 --> 00:29:03,266 so I took the opportunity to sleep in. 564 00:29:03,333 --> 00:29:05,834 Everything was quiet and peaceful. 565 00:29:07,166 --> 00:29:08,667 [Gary] I met up with my friend. 566 00:29:08,667 --> 00:29:11,867 And we were sitting down there, playing games, and just talking. 567 00:29:11,867 --> 00:29:13,166 And it was obviously cold. 568 00:29:13,166 --> 00:29:15,867 But it just felt like a normal, peaceful winter morning. 569 00:29:15,867 --> 00:29:19,867 I wasn't expecting it to escalate into what it did. 570 00:29:19,867 --> 00:29:23,233 [narrator] Jeffrey Spaide is the first one to head outside to shovel his property. 571 00:29:24,500 --> 00:29:26,667 Jeffrey had his driveway... 572 00:29:26,734 --> 00:29:29,567 One of the largest driveways on West Bergh Street... 573 00:29:29,567 --> 00:29:30,867 already cleared. 574 00:29:40,567 --> 00:29:46,367 While the Goys had started to clear their side 575 00:29:46,367 --> 00:29:51,667 of the road, and push the snow across the road, 576 00:29:51,667 --> 00:29:54,166 and onto Jeffrey's property. 577 00:29:55,066 --> 00:29:58,367 Jeffrey was not too thrilled about this. 578 00:29:58,367 --> 00:29:59,967 What the hell do you think you're doing? 579 00:30:00,033 --> 00:30:01,066 [James] Hey! 580 00:30:01,066 --> 00:30:03,567 And the Goys did not think it was a big deal, 581 00:30:03,634 --> 00:30:05,867 of pushing the snow across the road. 582 00:30:05,934 --> 00:30:07,567 [James] Hey, back off, you jerk! 583 00:30:07,634 --> 00:30:09,066 I just cleared this! 584 00:30:09,066 --> 00:30:11,667 Keep it on your side of the street, you stupid moron. 585 00:30:11,734 --> 00:30:14,767 Jeffrey reacted, and made the Goys mad. 586 00:30:14,767 --> 00:30:17,967 Hey! Who the hell do you think you are, huh? 587 00:30:17,967 --> 00:30:19,767 You sissy, you coward! 588 00:30:19,767 --> 00:30:20,867 [thuds] 589 00:30:20,934 --> 00:30:21,967 You're not a real man. 590 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:24,667 You scumbag! Jesus... 591 00:30:24,667 --> 00:30:26,767 -Who, me? -Yeah, you! 592 00:30:26,767 --> 00:30:30,266 An argument started happening, swear words... 593 00:30:30,266 --> 00:30:31,867 You're the scumbag! 594 00:30:31,934 --> 00:30:33,266 Who the hell do you think you are, mother-- 595 00:30:33,333 --> 00:30:34,967 And anything that you can imagine. 596 00:30:34,967 --> 00:30:38,066 And that's when Jeffrey had enough. 597 00:30:38,133 --> 00:30:39,500 [no audio] 598 00:30:39,567 --> 00:30:43,066 [narrator] What happens next is captured on the Goys' security camera. 599 00:30:43,133 --> 00:30:45,767 [James] I'll make your life a living hell living here. [bleep] 600 00:30:45,767 --> 00:30:48,066 -[Jeffrey] What? -[James] You heard me. [bleep] 601 00:30:48,066 --> 00:30:50,266 -[bleep] -[James] You would probably-- 602 00:30:50,266 --> 00:30:52,100 -[Lisa] You're the [bleep] scumbag! -[James shouting indistinctly] 603 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:54,066 [Lisa] You don't even [bleep] with nobody! 604 00:30:54,066 --> 00:30:58,467 [James] He's got [bleep]. You're a [bleep]. [bleep] you! 605 00:30:58,533 --> 00:31:00,767 [bleep] 606 00:31:00,767 --> 00:31:02,567 [Lisa yelling] Go ahead. Go ahead. 607 00:31:02,567 --> 00:31:04,467 Go ahead. Go ahead. 608 00:31:04,533 --> 00:31:06,367 [gunshots] 609 00:31:06,367 --> 00:31:07,867 [Lisa yelling indistinctly] 610 00:31:07,867 --> 00:31:09,367 [James screaming] Argh! 611 00:31:09,367 --> 00:31:10,967 [Lisa screaming indistinctly] 612 00:31:10,967 --> 00:31:12,867 [James continues screaming] Call the cops! 613 00:31:12,867 --> 00:31:13,867 He shot me! 614 00:31:13,934 --> 00:31:15,367 -[Lisa] You [bleep]-- -[gunshots] 615 00:31:15,367 --> 00:31:16,967 [James screaming] No! 616 00:31:17,033 --> 00:31:20,667 Don't come! Tammy! 617 00:31:20,667 --> 00:31:22,033 [gunshots] 618 00:31:26,367 --> 00:31:30,667 At that point, I looked back out my window, 619 00:31:30,734 --> 00:31:33,867 and I was just kinda looking to see what was going on. 620 00:31:33,867 --> 00:31:35,367 [game music playing] 621 00:31:35,433 --> 00:31:36,867 Wait, pause the game. 622 00:31:36,934 --> 00:31:38,266 [game music stops] 623 00:31:38,266 --> 00:31:39,467 What was that sound? 624 00:31:39,467 --> 00:31:40,567 It did not sound like a gun. 625 00:31:40,567 --> 00:31:43,166 It kinda sounded like someone was taking a hammer, 626 00:31:43,233 --> 00:31:45,066 and, like, hitting the metal on the side of a car 627 00:31:45,066 --> 00:31:46,567 really hard, or something like that. 628 00:31:46,567 --> 00:31:50,166 [James screaming] No! Don't come! Tammy! 629 00:31:50,166 --> 00:31:51,567 [gunshot] 630 00:31:51,567 --> 00:31:52,667 [gun clicks] 631 00:31:52,667 --> 00:31:54,867 [Lisa wailing] [bleep] Jim! 632 00:31:54,867 --> 00:31:57,467 [indistinct shouting] 633 00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:07,734 [Lisa] Oh, my God! 634 00:32:09,700 --> 00:32:12,066 [Lisa] Jimmy! Jimmy! 635 00:32:12,133 --> 00:32:14,166 [Gary] Me and my friend throw on shoes real quick, 636 00:32:14,166 --> 00:32:16,467 -and we go outside... -[Lisa shouting indistinctly] 637 00:32:16,467 --> 00:32:18,567 [Gary] First thing I heard when I walked outside, 638 00:32:18,634 --> 00:32:20,867 was Lisa crying her husband's name. 639 00:32:20,867 --> 00:32:23,967 And I was like, "Oh, okay, what's going on?" 640 00:32:24,033 --> 00:32:25,667 I saw Lisa laying on the ground, 641 00:32:25,667 --> 00:32:28,467 and she had a whole puddle of blood around her and everything. 642 00:32:28,467 --> 00:32:30,967 Jim was laying right in between the two cars, 643 00:32:31,033 --> 00:32:32,667 and he got shot in the lungs, 644 00:32:32,667 --> 00:32:35,967 and all's we heard was deep gasping. 645 00:32:36,033 --> 00:32:37,634 [Gary] Are you okay? 646 00:32:37,634 --> 00:32:40,066 As we were turning around, that's when we saw Jeffrey coming out the second time 647 00:32:40,133 --> 00:32:41,367 with the AR-15, 648 00:32:41,367 --> 00:32:42,934 and he kinda pointed it at us. 649 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:46,266 Then we turned around and we went back. 650 00:32:46,266 --> 00:32:48,967 I was kinda like, "Hope this man doesn't shoot me." 651 00:32:48,967 --> 00:32:50,433 I was like, "I don't really wanna die today." 652 00:32:54,000 --> 00:32:56,166 -[Jeffrey] You should've kept your [bleep]. -[gunshots] 653 00:33:03,900 --> 00:33:05,867 [James] I'll make your life a living hell living here. [bleep] 654 00:33:05,867 --> 00:33:06,967 [Jeffrey] What? 655 00:33:06,967 --> 00:33:09,100 [James] You heard me. 656 00:33:09,100 --> 00:33:11,567 [bleep] 657 00:33:12,767 --> 00:33:15,266 When Jeffrey came out with a pistol, 658 00:33:15,333 --> 00:33:16,567 you could hear... 659 00:33:16,567 --> 00:33:17,867 Oh, really? 660 00:33:17,867 --> 00:33:22,867 ...the husband and wife egging Jeffrey on... 661 00:33:22,867 --> 00:33:25,867 [Lisa yelling] Go ahead. Go ahead. 662 00:33:25,934 --> 00:33:26,934 ...to shoot them. 663 00:33:27,867 --> 00:33:29,000 [gunshots] 664 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:32,367 If you know you're in a high escalating situation, 665 00:33:32,433 --> 00:33:36,367 and someone specifically goes back to their house, 666 00:33:36,433 --> 00:33:40,433 and comes back with a gun, points it at you, 667 00:33:40,500 --> 00:33:42,100 and you egg them on? 668 00:33:42,100 --> 00:33:43,667 [gunshots] 669 00:33:43,667 --> 00:33:44,567 We got video-- 670 00:33:44,567 --> 00:33:45,467 -[gunshots] -[James screaming] Argh! 671 00:33:45,467 --> 00:33:47,333 -[gunshots] -[Lisa screaming] Argh! 672 00:33:47,867 --> 00:33:49,567 Call the cops! Argh! 673 00:33:49,634 --> 00:33:53,266 So me and my friend Dylan were like, "Oh, what? What is that?" 674 00:33:53,266 --> 00:33:55,266 When I saw Lisa laying on the ground, 675 00:33:55,333 --> 00:33:57,767 I saw she had some blood on her face and on her shirt, 676 00:33:57,767 --> 00:34:00,467 I was like, "This isn't no snowblower accident." 677 00:34:00,467 --> 00:34:02,066 -What happened? -[Lisa screaming] Jimmy! 678 00:34:02,066 --> 00:34:03,367 -[Gary] What happened? -[James gasping] 679 00:34:03,367 --> 00:34:05,767 [Gary] We kinda walked forward more and looked to the left, 680 00:34:05,767 --> 00:34:07,166 and Jim was like... 681 00:34:07,233 --> 00:34:08,100 [gasping loudly] 682 00:34:08,100 --> 00:34:09,567 -Call 911! -[Lisa screaming] Jimmy! 683 00:34:09,634 --> 00:34:11,100 -[Gary] We start turning around... -[Lisa] Jimmy! 684 00:34:11,100 --> 00:34:13,066 That's when we saw Jeffrey coming out. 685 00:34:13,133 --> 00:34:13,900 [Lisa] Jimmy! 686 00:34:14,600 --> 00:34:16,467 [Rowan] I saw him walk back out 687 00:34:16,467 --> 00:34:18,767 with a rifle. 688 00:34:20,467 --> 00:34:21,567 [Lisa] Jimmy! 689 00:34:21,634 --> 00:34:22,667 [indistinct] 690 00:34:22,734 --> 00:34:24,166 Get in the house! 691 00:34:25,467 --> 00:34:28,467 Seeing the terror in their eyes, 692 00:34:28,533 --> 00:34:31,066 was something I'll never forget. 693 00:34:32,166 --> 00:34:33,967 We turn around and we run back in my house. 694 00:34:34,033 --> 00:34:36,533 Let's go! In the house! 695 00:34:38,166 --> 00:34:41,100 I saw him walk up to her... 696 00:34:41,100 --> 00:34:43,166 You should've kept your [bleep] mouth shut! 697 00:34:43,166 --> 00:34:44,467 [gunshot] 698 00:34:44,467 --> 00:34:47,934 And I remember thinking what do I do in this situation? 699 00:34:50,367 --> 00:34:51,367 [James gasping] 700 00:34:51,433 --> 00:34:52,567 [bleep] Huh? 701 00:34:59,166 --> 00:35:01,967 [narrator] As dead silence settles on the street outside, 702 00:35:02,033 --> 00:35:04,367 panic breaks out in the Mitchell house. 703 00:35:04,367 --> 00:35:08,100 After that, I quickly ran to get my brothers 704 00:35:08,100 --> 00:35:10,333 to go into the basement. 705 00:35:12,600 --> 00:35:14,467 We have firearms in my house, 706 00:35:14,533 --> 00:35:15,367 so we armed ourselves. 707 00:35:15,367 --> 00:35:17,066 Take this! 708 00:35:17,133 --> 00:35:18,367 -What are these? -[Gary] Just in case. 709 00:35:18,367 --> 00:35:20,567 Everything was loaded. 710 00:35:20,567 --> 00:35:22,066 We had all the guns out. We were ready to go. 711 00:35:22,133 --> 00:35:23,934 Because, we didn't know what he was gonna do next. 712 00:35:26,700 --> 00:35:28,266 I never thought I would have to... 713 00:35:28,333 --> 00:35:29,700 Get behind this! 714 00:35:29,700 --> 00:35:33,667 ...prepare myself to get ready to possibly shoot at another human being. 715 00:35:33,667 --> 00:35:37,100 And like, shoot at my neighbor because he's out there 716 00:35:37,100 --> 00:35:39,567 going crazy with an AR-15! 717 00:35:39,634 --> 00:35:42,266 [narrator] While her brother, Gary and his friend prepare for the worst, 718 00:35:42,266 --> 00:35:43,767 Rowan calls for help. 719 00:35:43,834 --> 00:35:46,467 [busy tone] 720 00:35:46,467 --> 00:35:48,767 How can 911 be busy? 721 00:35:48,767 --> 00:35:50,567 -Dudes! -[Gary] Sorry! 722 00:35:51,467 --> 00:35:53,100 -Take cover! -[Rowan] Seriously? 723 00:35:53,100 --> 00:35:55,266 [Rowan] I remember calling the police, 724 00:35:55,266 --> 00:35:57,667 as soon as I realized what was happening, 725 00:35:57,667 --> 00:36:00,367 -and the line was actually busy. -[busy tone] 726 00:36:00,367 --> 00:36:02,867 And I remember just thinking, 727 00:36:02,934 --> 00:36:05,367 "I can't be on hold. There's people dying." 728 00:36:05,367 --> 00:36:08,867 [narrator] The Mitchells are not the only ones who dial 911. 729 00:36:08,867 --> 00:36:12,000 The switchboard is flooded with calls. 730 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,467 But the snow slows the response time. 731 00:36:14,533 --> 00:36:17,667 It was just like this moment that seemed to last so long 732 00:36:17,734 --> 00:36:19,266 waiting for help to come. 733 00:36:19,266 --> 00:36:21,066 [no audio] 734 00:36:23,667 --> 00:36:25,233 [gunshot] 735 00:36:30,300 --> 00:36:32,767 [Rowan] It was dead quiet on the street. 736 00:36:32,834 --> 00:36:34,867 There was no noise at all. 737 00:36:34,934 --> 00:36:37,867 It was so quiet from the snow as well. 738 00:36:37,867 --> 00:36:40,834 It was just like... Everything stopped. 739 00:36:45,767 --> 00:36:47,567 -[narrator] After what feels like an eternity... - [sirens wailing] 740 00:36:47,634 --> 00:36:50,266 ...the police finally show up on West Bergh Street. 741 00:36:50,333 --> 00:36:52,867 The State troopers were the first people to respond to the scene. 742 00:36:52,867 --> 00:36:54,867 [siren wailing] 743 00:36:54,867 --> 00:36:58,467 As soon as the police arrived, they went right to his house. 744 00:36:58,467 --> 00:36:59,967 [officer speaking indistinctly over radio] 745 00:37:00,100 --> 00:37:02,066 They were getting ready to go into his house. 746 00:37:16,467 --> 00:37:17,734 [gunshot] 747 00:37:22,066 --> 00:37:23,533 We heard the final gunshot. 748 00:37:27,367 --> 00:37:29,667 And that was him taking his own life. 749 00:37:29,667 --> 00:37:31,967 [narrator] After the shock wears off, 750 00:37:32,033 --> 00:37:35,767 the horrifying reality of the event sinks in. 751 00:37:44,567 --> 00:37:45,567 It's gruesome. 752 00:37:45,634 --> 00:37:47,367 -[camera shutter clicking] -It's shocking. 753 00:37:47,367 --> 00:37:50,967 It's horrific that it could've even gotten to this point. 754 00:37:52,000 --> 00:37:53,767 [panting] 755 00:37:53,767 --> 00:37:56,634 [Rowan] I remember calling my mom. 756 00:37:57,300 --> 00:37:59,367 She was at work. 757 00:37:59,367 --> 00:38:02,166 And all I could say was, "The neighbors are dead." 758 00:38:04,266 --> 00:38:06,734 It took me a minute to even wrap my head around it. 759 00:38:09,867 --> 00:38:11,567 And then I asked her who. 760 00:38:11,567 --> 00:38:13,767 And she said all three of them. 761 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,033 I immediately came home. 762 00:38:18,500 --> 00:38:21,533 [narrator] The heavy snow makes it difficult for the bodies to be removed. 763 00:38:23,667 --> 00:38:26,367 The coroner took a long time to get there. 764 00:38:26,367 --> 00:38:28,567 It was the most snow we've seen in years. 765 00:38:28,634 --> 00:38:33,867 And while they were waiting for the coroner to arrive, 766 00:38:33,934 --> 00:38:36,567 their bodies were just in the streets for hours. 767 00:38:36,567 --> 00:38:37,867 [Gary] It was weird. 768 00:38:37,867 --> 00:38:40,166 It was almost like the silence that echoes in your head... 769 00:38:40,233 --> 00:38:42,266 like, the ringing kinda silence. 770 00:38:42,266 --> 00:38:43,467 And it was kinda weird 771 00:38:43,467 --> 00:38:46,166 that the bodies were laying in the road for so long. 772 00:38:47,467 --> 00:38:48,533 It got very eerie. 773 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,967 [Betty] After everything was over, 774 00:38:52,967 --> 00:38:55,767 it affected a lot of people. 775 00:38:55,834 --> 00:38:57,266 [tense music playing] 776 00:38:57,300 --> 00:39:00,567 [narrator] It's not just the neighborhood that witnesses the horror. 777 00:39:00,634 --> 00:39:03,867 The shocking surveillance footage, is leaked for the world to see. 778 00:39:03,934 --> 00:39:05,166 -[gunshots] -[James and Lisa screaming] Argh! 779 00:39:05,166 --> 00:39:08,066 [Cody] And within hours of the incident happening, 780 00:39:08,066 --> 00:39:11,367 there's video circulating around the internet. 781 00:39:11,367 --> 00:39:16,066 We're talking YouTube, Facebook, Reddit, Twitter. 782 00:39:17,467 --> 00:39:19,767 [narrator] Shannon may have escaped the neighborhood... 783 00:39:19,834 --> 00:39:20,967 [no audio] 784 00:39:21,033 --> 00:39:22,467 ...but she can't escape the trauma. 785 00:39:22,467 --> 00:39:24,667 [Shannon] I saw the video on social media. 786 00:39:24,667 --> 00:39:28,166 I immediately reached out to my neighbors, 787 00:39:28,233 --> 00:39:30,767 and I just simply asked, "Is this true?" 788 00:39:30,767 --> 00:39:33,166 Is this Jim and Lisa Goy? 789 00:39:33,967 --> 00:39:35,667 [voice shaking] It was twisted. 790 00:39:35,667 --> 00:39:36,667 It was sick and twisted. 791 00:39:36,734 --> 00:39:37,867 [Lisa] Oh, my God! 792 00:39:37,867 --> 00:39:38,967 [Betty] I was pretty upset. 793 00:39:38,967 --> 00:39:41,667 I called the local news station. 794 00:39:41,667 --> 00:39:44,266 I called our local police department. 795 00:39:44,266 --> 00:39:46,000 I tried to get a hold of YouTube. 796 00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:49,367 And then, at that point, it was... it was everywhere. 797 00:39:49,367 --> 00:39:51,066 You know? And there was no stopping it. 798 00:39:51,066 --> 00:39:53,367 [Lisa yelling] Go ahead. Go ahead. 799 00:39:53,433 --> 00:39:55,066 [Gary] If someone was pointing a gun at me, 800 00:39:55,133 --> 00:39:57,066 I wouldn't be encouraging them to shoot me. 801 00:39:57,133 --> 00:39:59,667 I'd be like, "Hey, I'm sorry. It's a misunderstanding. 802 00:39:59,667 --> 00:40:02,166 It doesn't need to go this far." 803 00:40:02,233 --> 00:40:05,967 [narrator] Some believe Jeffrey suffered from PTSD from his time in the military. 804 00:40:07,867 --> 00:40:11,767 [Rowan] A lot of people were using it to bring up mental healthcare as well, 805 00:40:11,834 --> 00:40:14,066 especially for veterans. 806 00:40:14,066 --> 00:40:16,867 There's a chance that he could've seen or gone through a lot. 807 00:40:16,867 --> 00:40:20,767 [narrator] West Bergh Street is left shattered. 808 00:40:20,767 --> 00:40:25,667 It's just shocking that it boils down to two parties 809 00:40:25,734 --> 00:40:29,367 disagreeing and arguing, and it ends in violence! 810 00:40:30,767 --> 00:40:32,467 [Lisa yelling] Go ahead. Go ahead. 811 00:40:32,533 --> 00:40:35,066 [narrator] Gary Mitchell doesn't need to see the video to relive the terror. 812 00:40:35,066 --> 00:40:38,967 Every winter is a reminder of the carnage that unfolded that day. 813 00:40:39,033 --> 00:40:42,066 [Gary] Like, every time it snows, I'm just like, "Oh, this is weird." 814 00:40:42,066 --> 00:40:45,467 Like not even just anywhere, but specifically on my street. 815 00:40:45,467 --> 00:40:47,467 It's just when it snows, there's just kinda... 816 00:40:47,467 --> 00:40:49,767 kind of brings you back to it almost. It's weird. 817 00:40:49,767 --> 00:40:54,834 February 1st of 2021 was definitely a tragedy. 818 00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:57,834 Treat people with kindness! 819 00:40:58,867 --> 00:41:01,266 Even if you can't really tolerate them, 820 00:41:01,266 --> 00:41:03,767 or deal with them, like... 821 00:41:03,834 --> 00:41:05,767 You know, treat people the way that you wanna be treated, 822 00:41:05,767 --> 00:41:07,667 and just be kind 823 00:41:07,734 --> 00:41:10,166 to your neighbors, at the very least. 824 00:41:11,266 --> 00:41:13,333 This season on Fear Thy Neighbor... 825 00:41:14,400 --> 00:41:16,767 They were lovely. It was very cordial. 826 00:41:16,767 --> 00:41:18,166 Welcome to the neighborhood. 827 00:41:18,233 --> 00:41:19,166 You should meet the rest of the family. 828 00:41:19,166 --> 00:41:20,266 They were very friendly people. 829 00:41:20,266 --> 00:41:21,467 Donna! 830 00:41:21,467 --> 00:41:23,000 Anne! 831 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:25,467 Those years were very happy years. 832 00:41:25,467 --> 00:41:27,166 [laughter] 833 00:41:27,233 --> 00:41:28,867 That's where it kinda turned for the worse. 834 00:41:28,867 --> 00:41:30,467 What is all the noise?! 835 00:41:30,533 --> 00:41:32,467 It just seemed like they had opposing personalities. 836 00:41:32,467 --> 00:41:36,000 He was very creepy, very weird, very odd. 837 00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:37,867 He kept to himself. 838 00:41:37,867 --> 00:41:39,667 I didn't know you had gotten married. 839 00:41:39,667 --> 00:41:41,467 He would deadbolt her in. 840 00:41:41,533 --> 00:41:43,266 I think the devil took over. 841 00:41:43,266 --> 00:41:45,467 What does she have to do? Kill somebody? 842 00:41:45,533 --> 00:41:47,767 I wasn't expecting it to escalate into what it did. 843 00:41:47,767 --> 00:41:49,467 You're on my land! 844 00:41:49,467 --> 00:41:50,767 Face me like a man! 845 00:41:50,834 --> 00:41:52,066 Aghhh! 846 00:41:52,133 --> 00:41:53,467 Sheer terror. 847 00:41:53,467 --> 00:41:55,100 [scream] 848 00:41:55,100 --> 00:41:57,367 [man yelling] 849 00:41:57,367 --> 00:41:58,367 No! 850 00:41:58,367 --> 00:41:59,367 I want my freaking money! 851 00:41:59,367 --> 00:42:01,367 It was like gasoline and fire. 852 00:42:01,367 --> 00:42:03,033 Shut the hell up while you're at it. 853 00:42:06,100 --> 00:42:08,166 [over speaker] Joel, I've got two down.