Multiple callers reported hearing gunshots around 2:30 a.m. near Hill Avenue and North 23rd Street, with reports ranging from eight to 15 shots. Grand Junction police responded after callers in the area, including near the VA hospital and Orchard Avenue, reported hearing gunfire and a vehicle or truck speeding away.
Officers conducted a high-risk traffic stop near the 2500 block of Hill Avenue while contacting a person believed to be connected to the shots call. Radio traffic indicated a firearm was visible on a vehicle seat, and officers later reported finding shell casings in the area. No injuries were reported in the scanner traffic.
Details are based on live scanner traffic and may change as official information is released.