On the other hand, the cops say they were defending themselves after a resident of the area, Kendis Flowers opened fire on them. Today, Flowers, was charged with 2 counts of attempted murder when he appeared today before the Chief Magistrate, Anne Marie Smith. Flowers was remanded into custody.

But there are two very different sides to this story. Here's what we have learned. Some time around 4 a.m. last Sunday morning, Kendis FLOWERS and his cousin were in front of their house on Mayflower Street, after a night out. Residents tell us that they got into a family dispute, which showed no signs of getting out of control. Cops were in the area, and one of the officers saw the two cousins carrying on, and he allegedly went over them. Residents say that before he could act in any peacekeeping manner, he came up behind FLOWERS and punched him in the face.

FLOWERS allegedly confronted the officer for the sucker punch, and they engaged some hard talk. Just as the officer was walking away, a shot went into the air from FLOWERS's yard. The officer then pulled out his weapon, called for back-up, and officers from both Eastern Divisions arrived on the scene. They reportedly started firing shots recklessly into the neighborhood, and bullets went flying into the homes of unsuspecting residents - many of whom were sleeping.

Today, one homeowner recounted the that worrisome experience to 7News. He said he was almost injured by a stray bullet, which entered his front door, and exited the back wall: