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Ash Street shootout
Gunfight in Washington state, United States
Ash Street shootout
The Ash Street shootout was a gunfight on September 23, 1989, in the Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma, Washington, United States, between off-duty United States Army Rangers and people associated with one Ranger's across-the-street neighbors, who were suspected of drug dealing and gang activity. An already tense neighborhood situation, wherein Staff Sergeant Bill Foulk and others had been advocating for more police action against drug crime, came to a head during a barbecue at Foulk's home on Ash Street, attended by other community members and a few other members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. Both groups of belligerents claim that the other harassed them during the party. Foulk called for assistance from more Rangers, who arrived with privately owned firearms. Starting at 9:20 p.m., 12 or so Rangers and 15 to 20 people from across the street exchanged gunfire with handguns and long guns for five to thirty minutes until police arrived. It is unclear which group fired first; both sides blamed...
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