Baltimore Residents Allegedly Fired Guns To Celebrate The Ravens Making The Super Bowl

As the Ravens beat the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship, Twitter filled with reports of gunshots in the Baltimore area.

Jessica Rinaldi / Reuters

Sunday night, the Baltimore Ravens booked their first trip to the Super Bowl since the 2000 season, when they beat the New York Giants. Cities tend to celebrate sports successes like this, but if Twitter is to be believed, Baltimore residents did it in a bizarre way: they fired off guns.

Karl Groves @karlgroves

Ahh. Welcome to Baltimore. Where as soon as the Ravens win, guns are shot in the air

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:50:35 +0000

Ahh. Welcome to Baltimore. Where as soon as the Ravens win, guns are shot in the air-- Karl Groves

Dustin Brown @dustin5000

RT @T_Mac202: Lol. Lay low“@MoCurlie: Aaaaaand here come the fireworks and gun shots. I heart Baltimore.”

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:56:29 +0000

RT @T_Mac202: Lol. Lay low“@MoCurlie: Aaaaaand here come the fireworks and gun shots. I heart Baltimore.”-- Dustin Brown

Kali Ciesemier @kalidraws

Oh man Baltimore is going CRAZY outside right now! Definitely hearing some fireworks and yelling...maybe a few gun shots?

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:57:25 +0000

Oh man Baltimore is going CRAZY outside right now! Definitely hearing some fireworks and yelling...maybe a few gun shots?-- Kali Ciesemier

Perf Girlfriend @_PerfGirlfriend

Ahahaha my friend that lives in Baltimore said that everyone is shooting off their guns down there.. seems pretty accurate 😂

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:13:10 +0000

Ahahaha my friend that lives in Baltimore said that everyone is shooting off their guns down there.. seems pretty accurate 😂-- Perf Girlfriend

Chann @chann_

Gun shots all around Baltimore right now...ratchet ass city

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:09:27 +0000

Gun shots all around Baltimore right now...ratchet ass city-- Chann

Janet K. @dammnit_janet

Living in Baltimore right now is scary. I can't determine if the screaming is from the game or the possible gun shots outside my house

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:53:14 +0000

Living in Baltimore right now is scary. I can't determine if the screaming is from the game or the possible gun shots outside my house-- Janet K.

BEATS I GOT @DAZZUBEATS

I can hear the gun shots and I'm nowhere near Baltimore. Lol It's not New Year's. Lol 😂😂😂

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:09:02 +0000

I can hear the gun shots and I'm nowhere near Baltimore. Lol
It's not New Year's. Lol 😂😂😂-- BEATS I GOT

Monet Samone @monet_samone

The amount of gun shots going off in Baltimore right now. Lol.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:05:30 +0000

The amount of gun shots going off in Baltimore right now. Lol.-- Monet Samone

Fitness Ryan @Rharvley

Well that was fun, al I hear is gun shots n #baltimore thanks to the #RavenNation lol

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:01:56 +0000

Well that was fun, al I hear is gun shots n #baltimore thanks to the #RavenNation lol-- Fitness Ryan

HAIR_DIVA @mikala_mirror

All you hear is gun shots & horns in Baltimore

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:01:53 +0000

All you hear is gun shots & horns in Baltimore-- HAIR_DIVA

Keisha Allen @Hey_MissKeisha

Gun shots!!! Lord, neighbor and I ran in my house! I'm not dying over a game! #baltimore

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:59:53 +0000

Gun shots!!! Lord, neighbor and I ran in my house! I'm not dying over a game! #baltimore-- Keisha Allen

Sarah Turlington @saturlington

Is it fireworks or gun shots I hear in Baltimore?

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:51:27 +0000

Is it fireworks or gun shots I hear in Baltimore?-- Sarah Turlington

Bianca Giorgilli @BiancaGiorgilli

Those were either gun shots or fire crackers.. You know you live in Baltimore when you can't tell the difference.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:58:01 +0000

Those were either gun shots or fire crackers.. You know you live in Baltimore when you can't tell the difference.-- Bianca Giorgilli

Maia ❤ @DontTripOffHoes

BALTIMORE RAVENS NATION !!!! 🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫 Gun Shots !! 👏👏💜😈🏈👌😂

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:57:26 +0000

BALTIMORE RAVENS NATION !!!! 🔫🔫🔫🔫🔫 Gun Shots !! 👏👏💜😈🏈👌😂-- Maia ❤

Wait For It... @KrayzieK3

Eliminate 'idk' & 'fireworks' RT @Madam_Nisey: Idk if I'm hearing fireworks or gun shots. Either is plausible this close to Baltimore

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:55:23 +0000

Eliminate 'idk' & 'fireworks' RT @Madam_Nisey: Idk if I'm hearing fireworks or gun shots. Either is plausible this close to Baltimore-- Wait For It...

theprez98 (总统) @theprez98

Gun shots in Baltimore area, keep your heads down. :/

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:55:03 +0000

Gun shots in Baltimore area, keep your heads down. :/-- theprez98 (总统)

Lauren Crowder @SteelCrowder

Here's the tricky part of living in Baltimore tonight: are these fireworks I hear or gun shots? #Ravens

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:54:21 +0000

Here's the tricky part of living in Baltimore tonight: are these fireworks I hear or gun shots? #Ravens-- Lauren Crowder

AB @boonie84

There go the gun shots!! I can always count on you Baltimore!

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:53:14 +0000

There go the gun shots!! I can always count on you Baltimore!-- AB

la reina @cashawnnemani

I know my family in Baltimore is turning up tonight. My cousin said she heard gun shots so she assumed we won. 😂😭

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:53:10 +0000

I know my family in Baltimore is turning up tonight. My cousin said she heard gun shots so she assumed we won. 😂😭-- la reina

༒Lil'Damo༒ @thedamion44

RT @justdoitjerm: In Baltimore and after the win I go to the bathroom. I kid you not, I heard Gun shots in the melody of love sosa. #Ravens

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:33:10 +0000

RT @justdoitjerm: In Baltimore and after the win I go to the bathroom. I kid you not, I heard Gun shots in the melody of love sosa. #Ravens-- ༒Lil'Damo༒

N. Pitaphoros @engineofentropy

Dear Baltimore, I know the Ravens won. And I am happy about that too. But stop discharing firearms into the air. This isn't Pakistan.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:05:02 +0000

Dear Baltimore, I know the Ravens won. And I am happy about that too. But stop discharing firearms into the air. This isn't Pakistan.-- N. Pitaphoros

tterraB gniK @blawk359

Aaand now the fireworks and firearms start popping here in Baltimore. We keep it real, San Francisco. Get scared.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:53:29 +0000

Aaand now the fireworks and firearms start popping here in Baltimore. We keep it real, San Francisco. Get scared.-- tterraB gniK

Ana Natasha @anan8808

They are shooting their guns and fireworks in the city. This is Baltimore at its best.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 03:14:58 +0000

They are shooting their guns and fireworks in the city. This is Baltimore at its best.-- Ana Natasha