A massive five-alarm fire ripped through a multi-family home and church in Lynn on Friday night ... Five minutes later, the first firefighters were on the scene and reporting smoke visible ...

As the family spoke with News Ten, a family friend discovered two more bullet casings at the scene. Church Point Chief of Police Dale Thibodeaux told News Ten they originally collected three casings.

The author's family helped with preparations to host a large church service in a few weeks. The author received help from a fellow church member who offered to bake cookies for the upcoming service.