No injuries reported after SWAT responds to Springfield shots-fired call

Springfield police found no one injured after a large law enforcement response to a shots-fired call on the east side Wednesday.

The call came in at 1:03 p.m. about gunshots in the 200 block of Raffensperger Avenue, just off of High Street near St. Vincent de Paul.

A city spokesperson said evidence related to the shots was found in the street and sidewalk.

The SWAT team executed a “high-risk search warrant of an involved residence,” finding no suspects or victims.

Police collected evidence in the residence. The investigation is ongoing.

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Jessica Orozco covers crime, courts, government and more in Clark County for the Springfield-News Sun. She previously covered crime and courts for The Lima News, and before that, Orozco interned at The Columbus Dispatch on the metro desk. Orozco has a bachelor of arts in journalism from Ohio State University, from where she graduated in May 2022.