Heavy Police Activity Around Simpson & Broadway

[derekp.livejournal.com]

I noticed very heavy police activity on and around Simpson ave around 7:00PM tonight. Several unmarked cruisers, marked patrol cars, state police vehicles, and police on foot. They seemed to be around for at least an hour or so and were very clearly looking for someone.

Just a few minutes ago (10:00ish), my wife and I heard two gunshots which sounded as if they had come from the Broadway area. The police said they had gotten reports of shots from Wallace street and sure enough there seem to be multiple cruisers around the area again.

Anyone in the area get the lowdown from the cops this evening? I'm not usually this nosy, but I wish that I had asked. Nothing on the local news sites.

Comments

[alphacygni]

Those were gunshots? They sounded more.. boomy to me. Like a firework. I've always wondered if I could tell the difference.

[ron_newman]

Here on Day Street I heard noise that I had assumed was firecrackers (and thus I ignored it). But I don't remember whether it was at 10:00ish or earlier.

[sonofabish.livejournal.com]

That's not a very convincing alibi, Ron.

[maelithil.livejournal.com]

I'm on Day and I heard it too. It was around 10:07, I remember looking at my watch.

[derekp.livejournal.com]

They did indeed sound very boomy, which is why I didn't title the post "GUNSHOTS!" ;)

Given the earlier activity and the fact that it's not exactly the 4th of July I decided to play it safe and let the cops sort it out. I told the dispatcher that I had heard two loud booms that may have been shots and she said they already had reports of gunshots from someone on Wallace street (not necessarily that the shots were on that street).

[desiringsubject.livejournal.com]

I heard them too. Yes, boomier than I think of gunshots being. But not outside of the realm of possibility either. Hope we get updates.

[jere7my.livejournal.com]

it's not exactly the 4th of July

But it is Flag Day. Could be some exuberant patriotism there.

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

... yeah, my thoughts exactly.