Shooting at Dorchester gun range

[John42056]

Not a lot of info here. Hopefully not a dupe, didn’t see it posted yet.

Shooting at Dorchester Gun Range Under Investigation, Police Say

A shooting at a gun range in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood was being investigated Monday, police said. The shooting took place at a facility on Faulkner Street near Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner, Boston police said. They didn’t immediately release any more information, including whether...

www.nbcboston.com

 

[Waher]

Ugh.. I hope someone didn't commit suicide again at the BGRA. Sounds like this occurred around 3pm which is when the range ends LEO/Coast Guard training for the day and opens to club members or RSO supervised appointment only public shooting.

 

[Dennis in MA]

Damn. I never knew there was a gun range behind Fields Corner. My racist grandfather called it "The African Queen."

Someone's Faulkner'd on this one.

 

[free]

 

[Shark_Cage]

A shooting in Dorchester, my shocked face lol

 

[SKumar]

Damn. I never knew there was a gun range behind Fields Corner.

I used to shoot there years ago. It was always sketchy to be carrying a range bag (or backpack) in a ghetto area. Pat was always in good spirits there.

 

[ReluctantDecoy]

While I have some fond memories of this place because it was where I started shooting guns, the number of holes in the stall dividers always made me a little nervous. Not saying this is what happened. Just an observation of my time there.

 

[Palladin]

I shot there in the late 70s...they'd have competitions on Sundays. PPC type Revolver at 9am, snubies at 11am, etc .
I buy 1000 rounds of 38sp wadcutter reloads from B&G (?) in Hyde Park

Good times

 

[Waher]

Damn. I never knew there was a gun range behind Fields Corner. My racist grandfather called it "The African Queen."

Someone's Faulkner'd on this one.

Club's been around since 1976.

I think it was a suicide.

Report Date & Time Complaint # Occurrence Date & Time Officer 12/20/2021 4:39:19 PM 212093059-00 12/20/2021 2:57:00 PM Location of Occurrence 7 FAULKNER ST Nature of Incident DEATH INVESTIGATION

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[garandman]

I used to shoot there years ago. It was always sketchy to be carrying a range bag (or backpack) in a ghetto area. Pat was always in good spirits there.

And now the cheapest house within a block is a $493,000 two bedroom condo with no parking.

 

[Broc]

There is a range there?

Damn.

 

[Waher]

And now the cheapest house within a block is a $493,000 two bedroom condo with no parking.

$509-510 according to Zillow. 749k, 950k, 990k, 1.28m, and 1.55m for the other properties.

There is a range there?

Damn.

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[S. Kelly]

I shot there in the late 70s...they'd have competitions on Sundays. PPC type Revolver at 9am, snubies at 11am, etc .
I buy 1000 rounds of 38sp wadcutter reloads from B&G (?) in Hyde Park

Good times

B&D Reloaders in Hyde Park. Great gun store!

 

[Broc]

B&D Reloaders in Hyde Park. Great gun store!

Holy sh*t, wtf is going on here.
First, there is a gun range in Dorchester.
Now you tell me there is a gun store in Hyde Park, right next to the PD? ... I drove by there 100 times, never saw it.

Mind blown.


Edit ... just found this:

B&D Reloaders - Latest from Boston

B&D Reloaders has been in Hyde Park (next to Boston PD) for more years than I've been shooting. Sadly, I learned yesterday at the Holbrook Gun Show that Boston (mumbles menino) has SHUT DOWN ALL GUN AND AMMO SALES in the City of Boston! The owner of B&D Reloaders told me that since...

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[usp45ct]

After reading the tittle, “Shooting at a Dorchester gun range” my first thought was, well, don’t people shoot guns at a gun range?

 

[hpm]

I didn’t know you would need a gun range to shoot guns in Dorchester.

 

[Gator9329]

Gun range and Dorchester is redundant

 

[ReluctantDecoy]

And now the cheapest house within a block is a $493,000 two bedroom condo with no parking.

That part of Dorchester is funny. There are all these beaten delinquent landlord triple deckers with section 8 tenants, but a couple streets over, there are $2M houses. Really screws with the median neighborhood pricing.

 

[richc]

When I was born my family lived on Faulkner Street, across the street from the gun club. Home is long gone.

 

[Broc]

That part of Dorchester is funny. There are all these beaten delinquent landlord triple deckers with section 8 tenants, but a couple streets over, there are $2M houses. Really screws with the median neighborhood pricing.

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Boston is like that, travel 1 mile and you go from section 8 to million dollar homes.

When I bought my place the first appraiser f*cked up and I had to switch banks. The idiot compared with places like 3 miles away in some ghetto a** neighborhood. I was like "dude, I am surrounded by $800K properties, the place across the street is on sale for $850K, and you are comparing with some section 8 place 3 miles away?".

The second one did a much better job with property selection.

Apparently the problem is there aren't that many homes on sales, or that many recent sales, so it is harder for them.

 

[ReluctantDecoy]

Boston is like that, travel 1 mile and you go from section 8 to million dollar homes.

When I bought my place the first appraiser f*cked up and I had to switch banks. The idiot compared with places like 3 miles away in some ghetto a** neighborhood. I was like "dude, I am surrounded by $800K properties, the place across the street is on sale for $850K, and you are comparing with some section 8 place 3 miles away?".

The second one did a much better job with property selection.

Apparently the problem is there aren't that many homes on sales, or that many recent sales, so it is harder for them.

Appraisers are tricky. Sometimes it just comes down to getting chummy with someone or already knowing them from a prior job, and next thing you know you get top dollar when they "find" better comps. Same goes with adjusters. It can be worth it to shop around for both.

 

[PaulR]

My then girlfriend now wife lived in the "good" part of Dorchester for a few years out of college back in the 90's. Rented an apartment in a triple decker from Nick the Old Irish Guy.
It was nice, all Irish, but 2 blocks over was trouble. I wonder if this area she was in is burnt out now. I should look up her old address.

 

[PATRON]

I was a member back in the 90's,and also use to train the Brinks guys there.It's was a nice place with some great people working there.
Mike,Pat,Bob,and Mort.I wonder who is left?

 

[ReluctantDecoy]

My then girlfriend now wife lived in the "good" part of Dorchester for a few years out of college back in the 90's. Rented an apartment in a triple decker from Nick the Old Irish Guy.
It was nice, all Irish, but 2 blocks over was trouble. I wonder if this area she was in is burnt out now. I should look up her old address.

The east side of Dorchester is generally nicer in my opinion. Savin Hill area is almost its own separate town. But that's not to dismiss the few diamonds in the rough on the west side. Just that parts of the center and west side can get a little sketchy at night (and the day, on some streets).

 

[free]

My then girlfriend now wife lived in the "good" part of Dorchester for a few years out of college back in the 90's. Rented an apartment in a triple decker from Nick the Old Irish Guy.
It was nice, all Irish, but 2 blocks over was trouble. I wonder if this area she was in is burnt out now. I should look up her old address.

Look it up and let us know. Thanks.

 

[lowbuckbob]

I spent a lot of time there as a competition shooter, LEO, and later LEO Instructor. I think I have still have keys to the place somewhere. There was lots of lead flying around in there. Bob Phillips, one of the regular instructors, died from lead poisoning. One of our LEO instructors had way too much lead in his system and was advised by his doctor to stay out of there. Now they don't allow lead bullets. I haven't talked to Pat in years. I still talk to Mike occasionally. No idea what happened to Mort.

 

[nstassel]

I used to go there alot in the early 90's. Mike opened the doors to me after I happened upon the place while working on a case. Good facility. That neigborhood, the streets behind there-Leroy and Ditson were the epicenter of serious crime in the fields corner area at the time.

 

[SKumar]

That part of Dorchester is funny. There are all these beaten delinquent landlord triple deckers with section 8 tenants, but a couple streets over, there are $2M houses. Really screws with the median neighborhood pricing.

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i know that house on Savin hill. There was a big fire there a few years ago. That whole area is “Stab N Kill”.

 

[MGnoob]

Not a lot of info here. Hopefully not a dupe, didn’t see it posted yet.

Shooting at Dorchester Gun Range Under Investigation, Police Say

A shooting at a gun range in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood was being investigated Monday, police said. The shooting took place at a facility on Faulkner Street near Dorchester Avenue in Fields Corner, Boston police said. They didn’t immediately release any more information, including whether...

www.nbcboston.com

The initial report is literally a news report about nothing. What’s the point of even reporting it

 

[Shark_Cage]

Appraisers are tricky. Sometimes it just comes down to getting chummy with someone or already knowing them from a prior job, and next thing you know you get top dollar when they "find" better comps. Same goes with adjusters. It can be worth it to shop around for both.

Lol, the last appraiser I had charged extra because my house was “hard”. He came in and did his shit, asked me what I thought it was worth and then just put down the Zillow estimate lol. What a scam.