WRAL at it again- Officers shot at…

I worked patrol in Durham for a few years in the early 2000's and always was amazed at the number of gunshots on NYE. Some of the shots were obviously (unregistered) NFA items. Any Officer who has ever worked more than a year knows that there are a lot of fireworks AND gunshots on that night and any Officer who has worked more than a year can usually tell the difference between the two which leads me to believe that Wral made the whole thing up the entire time.
 
Sheepdog120 said:
I worked patrol in Durham for a few years in the early 2000's and always was amazed at the number of gunshots on NYE. Some of the shots were obviously (unregistered) NFA items. Any Officer who has ever worked more than a year knows that there are a lot of fireworks AND gunshots on that night and any Officer who has worked more than a year can usually tell the difference between the two which leads me to believe that Wral made the whole thing up the entire time.
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I agree... Anyone who has been around fireworks and gunfire for a bit can pretty reliably tell the difference due to tone and cadence/pattern.
 
I wish we had a better local news option. I grew up watching WRAL. My grandfather built the original studio. I can hardly bear to read their stories anymore and its a challenge to sit through their on air programming either. They have really declined from what they once were and it's very disappointing.
 
DurhamDad said:
I agree... Anyone who has been around fireworks and gunfire for a bit can pretty reliably tell the difference due to tone and cadence/pattern.
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A former co-worker, paramedic who was injured on the job, is now a telecommunicator with Durham 911. He says they get a ton of calls for gunshots on New Year's Eve, and the policy is not to dispatch unless there is injury or property damage. He said 99% of the cases are fireworks.
 
Chuckman said:
A former co-worker, paramedic who was injured on the job, is now a telecommunicator with Durham 911. He says they get a ton of calls for gunshots on New Year's Eve, and the policy is not to dispatch unless there is injury or property damage. He said 99% of the cases are fireworks.
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Yeah, in my experience the people who are smart enough to tell the difference are smart enough to know there's no point calling 911, and the folks whose neighbors are doing the shooting are most likely too timid to chance pissing them off.

In my opinion/experience, more than 1% is gunfire... Maybe 10-20%, esp right at midnight.
 
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