Gunfire to Ring In New Year Misses St. Louis FF

A stray bullet shattered a window at the Engine 9 firehouse early Tuesday, nearly hitting a firefighter standing nearby.
Jan. 2, 2019

A stray bullet shattered a window at the Engine No. 9 firehouse early Tuesday, nearly hitting a firefighter standing nearby.

"A close call that shouldn't happen.  (E)veryone says the same thing: Firing firearms into the air is not a way to celebrate,"  Capt. Leon Whitener told KSDK-TV.

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