Witnesses found evidence of gunfire in Glencarlyn yesterday (Sunday) after hearing loud noises overnight.
Officers called to the 300 block of S. Harrison Street around 12:25 p.m. confirmed evidence of shots being fired, police said.
The caller had found a bullet casing near a picnic pavilion in Glencarlyn Park, according to scanner traffic. He told dispatchers he’d heard shots the night before.
Police had already been to the area once. Shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, officers were sent to check Glencarlyn Park and nearby Tyrol Hill Park after multiple calls about loud shots heard, according to scanner traffic. One officer reported nothing obvious at Tyrol Hill Park before moving on to check entrances to Glencarlyn Park.
After Sunday’s call, officers found evidence of shots fired and searched the area for anyone hurt or any property damage. They didn’t find either, police said. There’s no suspect description.
Gunfire has been reported around the park before. In June, officers and a police helicopter searched around Glencarlyn Park for hours after reports of gunshots but found no evidence of shots fired. Prior to that, police found evidence of gunfire in the neighborhood in May 2024.
From the latest ACPD crime report:
SHOTS FIRED (Late), 2026-10040084, 300 block of S. Harrison Street. At approximately 12:25 p.m. on October 4, police were dispatched to the report of found property. Upon arrival, it was determined the witnesses heard loud noises overnight and at approximately 12:00 p.m., they located evidence of shots fired in the area. Responding officers located evidence of shots fired on scene and canvassed the area for injuries or property damage yielding negative results. There is no suspect description(s). The investigation is ongoing.
Separately, a group of 10 to 15 juveniles and one adult attacked a teen boy and tried to steal his clothes on Columbia Pike Saturday evening, police said.
It happened in the 5500 block of Columbia Pike around 6:15 p.m. The boy ran away and had minor injuries but didn’t need medical treatment, according to ACPD.
Initial reports described a group of kids on e-scooters jumping another kid near Columbia Pike and S. Jefferson Street, according to scanner traffic. Officers searched the area but didn’t find the suspects.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY, 2026-10030174, 5500 block of Columbia Pike. At approximately 6:13 p.m. on October 3, police were dispatched to the report of an assault. Upon arrival, it was determined the juvenile male was walking in the area when he was approached by a group of approximately 10-15 juvenile suspects and one adult male suspect who assaulted him and attempted to steal his clothing items. The victim ran away from the area to safety, sustained minor injuries and did not require medical attention. Responding officers conducted a canvass of the area for the suspects yielding negative results. One juvenile suspect is described as an Asian male, approximately 13-16 years old, wearing black pants. The other juvenile suspects are described as approximately 10-16 years old, wearing all dark clothing. The adult male suspect is described as a thin-build, Black male, approximately 25-30 years old, wearing dark clothing. The investigation is ongoing.
Elsewhere, six teens in ski masks attacked two people outside an apartment building on the border of Aurora Highlands and Crystal City Saturday night, police said.
One of the victims, an older teen, was dropping the other off in the 2000 block of S. Eads Street around 10:15 p.m. when the group got out of a nearby car and started attacking his passenger, according to ACPD. When the driver got out, the group attacked him too, implied they had a gun and stole a piece of his clothing before driving off.
Police said the suspects know the victims. Both had minor injuries.
ASSAULT BY MOB, 2026-10030266, 2000 block of S. Eads Street. At approximately 10:15 p.m. on October 3, police were dispatched to the report of a robbery. Upon arrival, it was determined Victim One, a juvenile in his late teens, drove up to a residential building to drop off Victim Two when the six juveniles male suspects in their teens wearing ski masks, who are known to the victims, exited a nearby vehicle and approached. The suspects began assaulting Victim Two during which Victim One exited his vehicle. The suspects then assaulted Victim One, implied a firearm and stole his clothing item before fleeing the scene in a vehicle. The victims sustained minor injuries and did not require medical attention. The investigation into the circumstances of the incident is ongoing.
