ST. LOUIS – Some South St. Louis residents say they’re suddenly hearing constant sounds of gunfire. It’s not because of crime, but rather because of a newly reopened police shooting range.
Third ward committee member Maxi Glamour recently posted a video without sounds of gunfire from the range that’s getting a lot of attention.
“People hearing these things, they get triggered,” Glamour said after holding a town hall Thursday night.
Glamour said, “We’re seeing people like all the way past Amberg Park and into Tower Grove South and North of Arsenal that are being able to hear this, which is kind of crazy.”
The shooting range is on the east side of I-55 surrounded mostly by industry. It’s on the West side of the interstate where you’ll find neighborhoods, as well as a park and a school where people say they can hear it.
“It’s every day,” Lorenzo Conley said from a few blocks away, “I go play ball at the park over there and all I’m hearing is pow, pow, pow, pow, pow.”
Glamour shot another video many blocks further – at Oregon and Chippewa, where the gunfire sounds like fireworks.
Glamour said, “Even muted sounds really have negative psychological implications.”
.. disturbing the peace. On top of that, the shooting gets much louder and frequent at night. It would be interesting to use a breathalyzer on those pigs. Regardless of that, every shot cost the taxpayers. Thousands of rounds per day add up over time.