Multiple reports of loud bangs near Westwood


Several people called to report loud noises that sounded like gunshots. Police listened to the calls and found that the sounds were likely car backfires from a speeding vehicle.
Audio|Source: Barren County Public Safety
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00:00Clear for traffic.00:041040.00:0524.00:06He's going to be 1017 out of Barron County.00:09Pretty soon-wise.00:1632.00:21I'm at Thomas Fuel on Industrial Drive.00:26I've heard a gunshot.00:29back towards a roll king somewhere.00:31My 725 grambollow there is.00:37This doesn't have a bond on.00:43Negative.00:49I just heard it up here at Speedway.00:58Sounds like it's coming from up there by Westwood.01:0626.01:07How many of you heard?01:10Three or four.01:12I believe it's going to be a car, though.01:19Three too, yeah, it's going to be a car.01:20I can hear them accelerating and it's backfiring as they accelerate.
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Clear for traffic.
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1040.
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24.
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He's going to be 1017 out of Barron County.
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Pretty soon-wise.
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32.
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I'm at Thomas Fuel on Industrial Drive.
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I've heard a gunshot.
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back towards a roll king somewhere.
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My 725 grambollow there is.
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This doesn't have a bond on.
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Negative.
00:49
I just heard it up here at Speedway.
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Sounds like it's coming from up there by Westwood.
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26.
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How many of you heard?
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Three or four.
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I believe it's going to be a car, though.
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Three too, yeah, it's going to be a car.
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I can hear them accelerating and it's backfiring as they accelerate.
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