Police records reveal details on multiple shots fired Wednesday in Springfield

Springfield police investigate a homicide at a homeless encampment at 901 West Main Street Wednesday, April 6, 2022. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

Springfield police investigate a homicide at a homeless encampment at 901 West Main Street Wednesday, April 6, 2022. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Springfield police records released Friday reveal more information on a large law enforcement response to a shots-fired call on the east side Wednesday.

Police received a 911 call that escalated to a shots-fired incident in the 200 block of Raffensperger Avenue just off of High Street near St. Vincent de Paul, according to a police report. No injuries were reported.

Police found “numerous” shell casings and cartridges in the driveway of one of the Raffensperger Avenue homes, according to the report. A house down the block was hit by a stray round that traveled through the wall, curtain and pillows before lodging in a second-floor bedroom closet door.

Police later learned another house down the block was struck by a stray bullet, with the round becoming lodged in a bedroom wall. The owner of the house was not home at the time, according to the report.

Police SWAT team members searched the house that had shell casings in the driveway, and evidence was gathered at the scene.

Bystanders informed police that one person witnessed two cars fleeing southbound on Raffensperger Avenue, according to the report. One vehicle turned right onto Kenilworth Avenue and the other turned right onto Lexington Avenue.

The investigation is ongoing.

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