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North Philly shootout left neighbors wondering: Why did police make a mess and leave us to clean up?

As residents of a block-long crime scene, their battered and bullet-riddled cars still impounded for evidence, they blame the police for what happened as much as they do the shooting suspect.

Jamar Nesmith, 27, of North Philadelphia, sits outside next to the home where the shootings took place. "What's important to me is to have these kids to play on the streets again," Nesmith said. "Hearing music on the block instead of gunshots."
Jamar Nesmith, 27, of North Philadelphia, sits outside next to the home where the shootings took place. "What's important to me is to have these kids to play on the streets again," Nesmith said. "Hearing music on the block instead of gunshots."Read moreTYGER WILLIAMS / Staff Photographer