KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- Investigators from the Knoxville Police Dept. trying to put the pieces together after a homeless man was shot to death in Western Heights early Monday morning. Twenty-nine year-old Marvin Walker was shot multiple times in the torso, a KPD spokesperson said.

Officers responded to a shots fired call on Better Tomorrow Dr., near Oldham Ave., shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Authorities combed the area after just after the shooting and say they have spoken with witnesses, but have not been able to provide any information on the suspect.

Neighbors say it raises their concerns about violence.

"Something needs to be done. It's too many little kids out there that can get hurt," said Lorietta Allen. Allen says her daughter and grandchildren live just steps from crime scene.

"It's disgusting. And I'm sorry for whoever got shot. It just doesn't make any sense," said Allen.

"Shooting out here is a natural thing. It's just like the birds chirping out here to us. That's always constantly," said a woman who lives near to the scene. She didn't want to show her face, or give Local 8 News her name, out of fear.

"I didn't know where the bullets was coming from. I just heard. 'Boom. boom. boom. boom. boom.' Okay. Thank God my grandkids wasn't there," she said.

After hearing the gunshots, she could barely get back to sleep. And she says it isn't the first time. She thinks there is more law enforcement can do.

"It's a death trap out here. And if the police department really want to help people out here in the projects, they need to do better than what they doing," she said.

Allen says her daughter already visited the complex office in hopes she'll be able to move elsewhere.

"She's trying to get out of her. She don't want nothing to happen to her kids," said Allen.