Comments on: Update: Heard in Fairmount Springs, apparently fireworks

By: elisaid

elisaid — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:27:37 +0000

My initial thought was that it was gun shots because of the irregular spacing. Glad to hear that it was fireworks.

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:17:21 +0000

it was disturbing to hear this last night – the irregularly spaced blasts sounded like a shotgun being fired every few seconds.

By: Andrew Schnereger

Andrew Schnereger — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:11:18 +0000

It was fireworks I heard the crackle after each one

By: rick

rick — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:05:38 +0000

I’m in the alley behind Morgan Starbucks and regularly see kids shooting off fireworks.

By: A

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:57:59 +0000

Idiots at 44th and Raymond doing fireworks. I saw them from my front porch. I thought it was gunfire at first.

By: rocky raccoon

rocky raccoon — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:54:49 +0000

Let this be a lesson to everyone. Sound is very subjective, and no one can reliably tell if it’s gunshots or fireworks.

By: David

David — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:46:44 +0000

Glad it was just fireworks. I heard each of the individual bangs at my place near 40th and Juneau and at first thought they were gunshots. I did think it was odd, though, how spaced apart the bangs were, so fireworks makes more sense. Not sure how much fun fireworks would be in the rain, but hey, to each his own. At least there’s lower fire danger when it’s wet.

By: Renee

Renee — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 06:28:00 +0000

It was fireworks. It looked to be a few streets from my house and I saw them go off. They didn’t last for very long.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:59:47 +0000

I thought it was gun shots. I’m glad it was fireworks and no one was actually hurt.

By: WSB

WSB — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:59:33 +0000

Thanks, all. “Gunshots or fireworks?” reports happen all too often and we don’t get to publish them all, but when a mini-barrage of texts come in, and in a somewhat nailbiting time such as this, with everything that’s happened lately, it seems better to at least open a thread in hopes somebody who saw something can reassure those who didn’t – as is the case here. There definitely hasn’t been any related scanner traffic (though there IS a shots-fired call right now in North Seattle involving a hit-run crash on Aurora – we’re not the only part of town where police are busy) … TR

By: yo

yo — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:54:59 +0000

Definitely fireworks. I heard it at around 9:10-9:15. I could here the sparkly report at the end of each round (that fizzing sound). Also, the rounds were evenly spaced about a second apart.

By: service dog academy

service dog academy — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:48:14 +0000

Im pretty sure it was fireworks. Was at the studio at the time cleaning, heard the noises and ran to the front of the studio to turn off the lights so they wouldnt shoot into here. Out of the corner of my eye I saw fireworks flashes in the sky.

By: Chuck and Sally's Van Man

Chuck and Sally's Van Man — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:46:09 +0000

Almost called it in myself. Sure sounded like big-bore (slow) handgun fire or a shotgun. Easily 8 to 10 shots. Definitely not firecrackers, but maybe something else like it (bigger) lit one at a time. Wouldn’t have thought twice at the 4th, but tonight had me thinking about dropping to the floor…

By: NVJV

NVJV — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:44:55 +0000

We live on 47th and Graham and can confirm it was fireworks. It appeared to be across the street on 46th.

By: raincity

raincity — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:44:27 +0000

Heard it on genesse hill