Shots were fired into occupied Edgewater homes

DENVER (KDVR) — The Edgewater Police Department reported that shots were fired at occupied houses on Tuesday.

They received a call around 2:15 a.m. about the shots fired in the 2200 block of Ames Street.

When Edgewater police arrived at the scene they discovered that two houses were hit by the gunfire. None of the residents of the homes were injured in the incident.

Evidence from the area shows the shots were fired from a rifle and struck front windows and front doors. Video footage from a nearby house showed individuals running from the scene but there has been no other suspect information gathered at this time.

Edgewater Police Chief Eric Sonstegard said the area is not known for its high crime or high call volume.

“It’s not by any stretch of the imagination a high crime area or even a high call volume area. It’s certainly an area that our officers drive through quite a lot because it kind of connects our 20th Avenue to our 24th Avenue, so you might see officers drive down Ames Street quite often, so it is quite rare that we would have an incident like that in Edgewater, and in particularly in that neighborhood,” Sonstegard told FOX31’s Gabby Easterwood.

Edgewater investigators ask anyone with information on the incident to contact Detective Chad Slaven at 720-763-3024 or cslaven@edgewaterpd.com .

They also ask that anybody with home surveillance cameras in the area review their footage and contact Slaven or the Edgewater Police Department itself if they find anything near the time of the incident.

“I woke up last night at around 2 a.m. to a loud popping noise. I mean I was really shocked; I thought it was a dream. This isn’t an area where I’ve seen anything happen. We’ve had no crime. I’ve lived here for a year, and I haven’t experienced anything remotely close to that,” said neighbor Maddy Canney while speaking with Easterwood.

Those affected by the incident are encouraged to contact the Edgewater Mental Health Coordinator, Meghan Murphy, at 720-763-3017 or mmurphy@edgewaterco.com .

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