After multiple 911 calls about suspected gunfire heard in Fairmount Ravine, police went to the area, and officers have just told dispatch the gunfire is confirmed – they’ve found casings. They’re “just past the Admiral bridge,” which dispatch calculates is in the 2500 block of Fairmount Avenue [map]. No word of injuries so far.
I’ve often seen guys who look like they’re going into or coming out of the woods in that exact location (while driving by). Might be a good idea for law enforcement to check it out. There are homes nearby that might be relieved if that were to happen.
Yes, I live right above the ravine there and I heard the gun fire last night. 7 shots, then a pause, then 2 more shots. There must be an encampment in the woods on the west side slope of the ravine. The fence behind Admiral Dental is cut, and there are 3-4 guys who regularly pass through the fence and down into the woods there, usually just with backpacks and maybe a skateboard, but I’ve seen them taking propane tanks and other stuff down there as well.
The last time someone fired a gun down there, it was two idiots in a $50K pickup truck. I know this as fact because I came up on them as they did it, and subsequently called the police. Don’t be so quick to put the blame on houseless individuals.
There’s also that crazy dude who owns or lives in one of the houses there, shot a deer rifle. Twice over 10 years, including once at a neighbor’s house: 2014 and 2023.
Yes that was my first thought. I think he’s 40 by now and lives there on and off with his mother who I feel so badly for.
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