Just heard what sounded like five rapid pistol shots

[Orrex]

I live in a quite small town with a handful of rough characters in it, and every so often there's a violent blip on the police blotter.

Sitting here at the computer desk, I just heard the distinctive "pop pop pop pop pop" that's doesn't sound like fireworks and doesn't sound like hammering.


Wonder what's up.

[GReedDiamond]

1. Just be safe...nt.

[grasswire]

2. lock your doors

That happened to me one time. A sound of car tires coming into the parking spaces about thirty feet from where I was sitting inside at night, and the same number of pops -- five of them. Gunshots, for sure. Then the car left. I never heard anything more about it. But I have never forgotten the pop pop pop pop pop.

[Orrex]

3. I'm happy to report that there was no follow up, at least not that I heard

No sirens or additional gunfire. Might simply have been some asshole shooting in his back yard.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

4. quiet, small town or quite the small town ...

quit the small town.

something like that.

yeah.

stay safe, Rex.

[applegrove]

5. It is victoria day in Canada which is a holiday. We celebrate the Queens birthday today. Maybe

your neighbours are Canadian?????

[Orrex]

6. Canadian?!? Is that a racist euphemism?

Wait. Wrong thread.

[applegrove]

7. LOL!

[krispos42]

8. One of the local cops put down a deer last year in the neighborhood

Heard a couple of "pops" that sounded like pistol fire, but no follow-up. I heard about it later.



Maybe something similar? Rabid raccoon?

[Orrex]

9. Hadn't thought about that. I suppose it's possible.

Haven't seen nor heard any follow-up at all, though, so I guess it'll have to remain a mystery.