a loud boom went off tonight . scared me to death . wow that would scare me too . what caused it ? another gunshot likely . sometimes it 's hard to tell- they are n't allowed legally to do fireworks here except on the day of ... but they do the bomb one sometimes : / it 's scary as often it is gunshots ... i 'm in the ghetto . sorry to hear that you 're in that situation . hope you stay safe
A loud, unexpected noise resembling a gunshot or explosion.