Template:Did you know nominations/Ash Street shootout
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The result was: promoted by Bruxton (talk) 20:03, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
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Ash Street shootout
- ... that of up to 300 bullets fired in the 1989 Ash Street shootout between U.S. Army Rangers and alleged drug dealers, none were reported to have hit anyone? Source: Eng 1998. (Eng says 300 bullets, but other sources differ, hence this wording; see this footnote.)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Citizen Erased
- Comment: The words "were reported to have" are here to account for the fact that there are years-after-the-fact, unverified claims by the leader of the Rangers that people on the other side were shot. See § Confrontation and gunfight ¶ 4 for more information.
Moved to mainspace by Tamzin (talk). Self-nominated at 06:23, 4 January 2023 (UTC).
Article is neutral, meets the required length, and is sufficiently referenced—moved to mainspace on 4 January, the same day as this nomination. Hook is interesting, succinct, neutral, and reliably sourced; I always prefer to see more ALTs, but this one is interesting anyway, and the phrasing has been acceptably explained. QPQ looks good. This is good to go! A very interesting topic. – Rhain ☔ (he/him) 04:11, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Tamzin and Rhain: Interesting article. I have a question about the exchange of rounds. Our article states "The first responding officers estimated 50 to 60 shots fired in less than a minute", so were the first responders Rangers? If not we might consider saying authorities or something which covers the agencies trading fire? Bruxton (talk) 16:42, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Bruxton: Clarified. -- Tamzin[cetacean needed] (she|they|xe) 19:54, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Tamzin and Rhain: Interesting article. I have a question about the exchange of rounds. Our article states "The first responding officers estimated 50 to 60 shots fired in less than a minute", so were the first responders Rangers? If not we might consider saying authorities or something which covers the agencies trading fire? Bruxton (talk) 16:42, 21 January 2023 (UTC)
