Vehicle backfire mistaken for gunfire near Light St, Baltimore MD
WeaponsMultiple callers reported hearing about a dozen gunshots fired from a vehicle near Light Street at a red light. Officers responded and found no crowd, injuries, or active threat. It was later confirmed the noise was caused by a vehicle backfiring, not gunfire.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Police Southern District
03:5
Transcript:
00:00
All right, units B.5, if we get a discharge, it's discharging, near Light St.
00:06
Calls through there at a dozen shots about a few minutes ago.
00:10
That's near Light St.
00:13
Oh, now, I like that.
00:19
Adam Tenne, copy.
00:22
That's four, two, four. All right. Do we get some units at that location, near Light St?
00:30
We can break down.
00:33
I said four. The unit, what's you for?
00:38
Two six, setting there's near Light St.
00:42
Two six also didn't have the shoot over the central.
00:47
Same thing possibly referenced in what they already had.
00:51
All right, let's just keep on outside.
00:53
All right, we've got two units going to near Light St.
00:58
I don't want to, you put me on that.
01:01
All right, tip four.
01:07
I used to be advised getting another call for a discharge and near Light St. No, call for it.
01:17
All now, I never know the first one that?
01:23
Beautiful, sir.
01:29
I'm in there.
01:31
I said... One-five.
01:36
I just spoke with some citizens in the car. They said it was a vehicle at the red light that was doing a attack firing weapon in the vehicle.
01:46
All right, 10-4[3], sir.
01:48
That's good news, 10-4[3]-10-1[2]-7.
01:51
Too far. Let me give it, uh, I don't know.
02:02
All right, 10-5[1].
02:08
Let me just, uh,
02:11
see a crowd out there or anything?
02:15
747, so proud at all.
02:17
It was literally just two people sitting out of a bus stop.
02:21
But nobody running around, no crowd, it's not like that.
02:25
Sounds good. Sounds good. It's helpful, sir.
02:29
Two, four, just to piggyback off that.
02:32
In the rear of that location, there's also other individuals just sitting. It's like two individuals.
02:37
Nothing going on with them either.
02:39
All right, sounds good, simple.
02:41
Appreciate it.
02:44
Hold on, I got the night.
02:50
Okay.
02:52
Yeah, one three.
02:55
You can get my call at David now. Are units good on light?
02:59
Yeah, we, uh, that was a backfire the vehicle.
03:02
Adam Nell, sir.
03:03
All he was good on light. Appreciate you.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-5: Relay or transmit message to another unit or location
[2]
10-1: Radio transmission unreadable or weak signal.
[3]
10-4: Acknowledgement; message received and understood (OK or affirmative).
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Location mentioned:
Near Light St, Baltimore, MD 21230
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