Ep 6: When Cops Fail, Rangers Lead the Way. The 1989 Ash Street Shootout #TrueCrime

Podcast: True Crime in Real Estate™ · Sandi Lyn

Opublikowano: 2026-10-29

Bill Foulk, an Army Ranger stationed near Tacoma, Washington, purchased a condemned home in the Hilltop neighborhood in 1987 for $10,000, believing the area was poised for revitalization. Instead, the crack epidemic and expanding gang activity transformed the neighborhood into one of the state's most dangerous areas. After repeated calls to police brought little response, Foulk and his neighbors began documenting drug activity themselves. When it escalated to threats against him personally, Foulk invited fellow Rangers to a neighborhood barbecue, and suggested *maybe* they should come armed. On September 23, 1989, tensions erupted into the infamous Ash Street Shootout. Following hours...