So, tonight, around 8:00 PM, I went to my gun club over near Dimondale (SW of Lansing) and squeezed off a few target practice rounds. I came home -- after buying some Q-Tips (cleaning supplies) and talking to my neighbor, I took my seat on my front stoop (where I usually clean my weapon) with all of my cleaning supplies and I proceeded to field strip my Springfield. By now it is about 10:15 PM. About 5 minutes into the job, I hear 2 gun shots (about 5-10 seconds apart) that came from the SSW of my house -- about 3-4 blocks away and clearly outdoors.
I did what any responsible person might do, I called the Lansing PD non-emergency dispatch hot line. I told the dispatcher my location and what I heard and whereabouts I heard it from. She said she'd notify the officers in the area. Within 3-5 minutes, I see 3 cops cruising either down my road or the cross street. The first one to go down my street stopped in front of my house. At this point, I was cleaning the frame. He could clearly see I had a handgun as my front stoop light was on. The encounter goes thusly:
(Enter Stage right LPD in cruiser car and stops)
LPD: Have you heard gun shots in the area?
Me: Yes, I was the one who called it in.
LPD: You were the caller?
Me: Yes.
LPD: Where did you hear the shots come from?
Me: (Pointing) SSW of here.
LPD: By the school?
Me: That direction, but probably a block or two further south.
LPD: Thanks
(Exit Stage Left - LPD Cruiser car)
Within a minute or two, a second LPD unit went down my block in the same direction at a pretty heavy clip (probably about 35-45 mph -- given it's a residential neighborhood, that's pretty fast). This unit didn't stop.
Aside from another car that went down the adjoining street just prior to the first car going down my street, I didn't see or hear from them again.
After I finished cleaning my pistol, I reassembled it, put away my cleaning supplies, and grabbed my loaded JHP magazine, loaded and holstered my firearm, and went for my evening walk (around 10:45 PM).
