One Tennessee judge has been hailed for her no-nonsense, brutal take down of a gang member who arrogantly dared claim a once-pleasant suburb as 'his hood' while in her courtroom. After O'Shae Smith told Judge Lila Statom that he shot a rival gang member for being 'in his hood', she had no problem telling him the area didn't actually belong to him. 'Sir, East Lake Courts is not your hood', Statom began, referencing the public housing project where the shooting took place. Tennessee Judge Lila Statom has become a viral sensation thanks to her incredible take down of one gang member who dared try to claim an area as 'his hood' while in her courtroom . 'Sir, East Lake Courts is not your hood, it's the citizens of the United States who own that because they work and pay taxes' Statom told O'Shae Smith, who told the judge he shot a rival gang member for being there . 'It's the citizens of the United States who own that because they work and pay taxes, you don't own that.' Statom said she wanted to show Smith he wasn't 'in control everywhere'. 'It makes me upset because there are people that live in East Lake Court who get up and go to work every day. They take their children to daycare,' she told WRCB-TV. Statom had a personal connection to the area that has been ravaged with gang violence, and told Smith 'it used to be a very nice place to live'. 'My grandmother lived there and I spent many a night,' she told the courtroom. 'It was a nice place where you could walk around. People like you have made it a violent, unsafe place to live.' 'Hopefully we can make it the place that it used to be back when it was originally built for people who didn't have anywhere else to live - to make it a safe place to live,' she said. According to police, Smith, 20, shot Kendre Allen, 18, in the hip in late March. Allen also appeared in Statom's court last week to testify against Smith. 'My grandmother lived there and I spent many a night,' she told the courtroom about the Chattanooga area. 'It was a nice place where you could walk around. People like you have made it a violent, unsafe place to live' Smith has been charged with attempted first-degree murder for shooting Kendre Allen, 18, in the hip in late March and is being held without bond. Allen also appeared in court to testify against Smith . Smith has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and is being held without bond. Police said Allen was the fourth person shot in six days in the area during an ongoing gang feud last month, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported. Statom said she thought it was unfair that anyone had to 'live among the violence' that was ravaging a community where she once walked around to get ice cream and groceries or go to church. Police said Allen was the fourth person shot in six days in the area  during an ongoing gang feud . 'I didn't want to allow him to take control over a courtroom when I felt he had maybe taken control over an area of town,' she said. At one point in the video, Statom completely shuts down Smith when he raises his finger to say something. 'I don't think you want to say a word to me Mr. Smith,' she remarks. Statom told Fox News she was especially bothered that Smith was standing in front of her and didn't look to care 'in any way' about the charges brought against him. 'I thought, he needs to know that gang members who go into communities like this are really affecting the people who have no choice but to live there,' she said. The judge says she usually tries 'not to say too much' in the courtroom, but that she was 'frustrated' watching people who 'are not working and are not contributing' bring crime and violence into the community. And Statom hoped that by speaking up, she would inspire others to try and affect change. 'I hope that I can give people that are coming to testify hope, that it does make a difference if you stand up.' Statom said she thought it was unfair that anyone had to 'live among the violence' that was ravaging the East Lake Courts community (pictured) where she once walked around to get ice cream, groceries or go to church .
O'Shae Smith told Judge Lila Statom that he shot a rival gang member for being 'in his hood' last month . Statom told him East Court Lakes, the housing project where the shooting took place, belonged only to the hard-working people who live there . The Chattanooga area has been ravaged by gang violence . Statom said she wanted to show Smith that the courtroom was an area he couldn't intimidate or control .