At around 08:30 on Christmas morning, police responded to the 300 block of Granite Alley in the West Side for a report of shots fired. A neighbor had reported several shots being fired in the rear of a house, later determined to be 348 Hannum Avenue. Upon investigation, police noticed shell casings at in the back yard. Officers searched the property when back-up officers arrived. During the course of the investigation, officers were seen going though what appeared to be a photo book though it doesn't appear to be clear as to why they were doing so.
After nearly 3 hours of interviews and a thorough search of the property, at least 4 (possibly 7) suspects were arrested on unknown charges. Interestingly enough, the suspects were transported to West Goshen PD for processing. Now, it's one thing for Birmingham to transport a suspect to West Goshen for processing, but West Chester? One can't help but wonder if perhaps there's more to this than a simple case of some knucklehead(s) firing off guns in celebration (remember, this is West Chester, not Philadelphia).
The Kennett Square Police Department assisted WCPD in the investigation.
SUPPLEMENTAL (30 Dec 06, 21:00): The Daily Local reported that a total of 8 men were taken into custody as a result of the incident. According to the DLN, "when police arrived on scene, they observed three of the suspects strangling a fourth suspect in the kitchen area. Police also observed several shell casings and live projectiles in the kitchen area."
It gets better...
"Police said a .22 caliber handgun was recovered from the residence, and it was later determined that the weapon was stolen out of West Whiteland...
"The men face multiple charges, including aggravated assault, simple assault, criminal conspiracy, and several weapons offenses."
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