Crime & Safety
LISTEN: Residents Complain About Gunfire, Shots Heard in 911 Call
The following information was supplied by the Stow Police Department.
received several calls March 18 complaining about gunshots near Shawnee Drive β one caller said it sounded like there were several types of guns and that "they were having a field day."
Calls came in from residents around 1:30 p.m. that Sunday afternoon.
In one of the calls to dispatch, the gunshots can be heard in the background.
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"It sounds crazy back there ... shooting away," a caller said to a Stow dispatcher.
When police arrived, they found a man shooting firearms into a dirt backstop in a wooded area. Discharging firearms is a first-degree misdemeanor.
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That call is attached to the video on this story has been edited to remove the name of the person suspected of shooting the guns and the identity of the caller.
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