That's when Gerri Mazdra and her husband opened the 3drapes of their hotel room to see this. 

¡°There were just tons of people 4streaming out of the 5side entrance, which is right where our room 6overlooked.¡±

Gerri thinks she saw around 60 to 70 young people 7come out of the building. 

¡°I think it had to be 8horrible, the way that we heard them 9screaming and the way that they were 10hugging each other. As a mom myself of an older teenager, it was just 11absolutely 12heart wrenching to see that.¡± 

She didn't hear any 13gunshots, but she still thought 14gun violence was at the center of the commotion. 

¡°I 15suspected guns.¡±

In About an hour, the scene was quiet. The Waterloo, Illinois couple 16went back to bed. 

¡°We just wanted 17a night away, so we stayed here.¡±

¡°Will you come back downtown again, 18spend the night?¡±

¡°Yeah, we will. I mean, we love St. Louis, so we'll be back. I mean, 19unfortunately, those types of things can happen anywhere, so no, it didn't 20scare us away.¡±