A view of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s training facility and shooting range along I-55 in the Marine Villa neighborhood of St. Louis, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Residents in the area have complained that gunfire noises from the recently opened shooting range is disturbing the neighborhood.
Liz Rymarev, Post-Dispatch
Residents of south St. Louis gather at St. Anthony Parish Center on April 23, 2026, to discuss their concerns over noise from a police training facility.
Colleen Schrappen
Maxi Glamour, a Ward 3 committeeperson, talks on April 23, 2026, about how to address neighborhood concerns over noise from a police training facility.
ST. LOUIS — In social media posts, on text threads and over backyard fences, south St. Louis residents have been airing their frustration for weeks about the soundtrack of gunfire from a police training facility that they say makes it feel like they live in a warzone.
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A view of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s training facility and shooting range along I-55 in the Marine Villa neighborhood of St. Louis, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. Residents in the area have complained that gunfire noises from the recently opened shooting range is disturbing the neighborhood.
Residents of south St. Louis gather at St. Anthony Parish Center on April 23, 2026, to discuss their concerns over noise from a police training facility.
Maxi Glamour, a Ward 3 committeeperson, talks on April 23, 2026, about how to address neighborhood concerns over noise from a police training facility.