Gunshot fired in middle of street near 1st Ave NE, Brainerd MN


Police responded to reports of a gunshot fired in the middle of the street near 1st Avenue NE in Brainerd. Witnesses said the shot was fired into the air heading west and not directed at anyone. Officers searched the nearby area and river landing for evidence such as shell casings and bike tracks. No suspect description was given.
Audio|Source: Crow Wing County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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724 was your caller able to describe where from her residence? She believes he was when this gun may have been fired.
00:11
I did not ask that.
00:13
I did tell her you may stop by and chat with her. She said in the area of Sea Lake Charlie and First Ave, blasting one west on Charlie. See like Charlie.
00:25
Cover.
00:32
She has seen him in the area in the past.
00:35
She just doesn't know his name or anything more of that.
00:44
724R. Good.
00:55
She's saying Donald was fired right in front of near 1st Ave NE.
01:00
The trajectory would have been west but kind of up in the air. She doesn't think it was fired at any particular person. I'll go check it through casings.
01:08
825.
01:16
24, you got two of us going through northwest 4th. Where do you want us when you get near it?
01:24
From 50% you rounded the corner and went west on C, that's the last you saw of them. So if you just want to stay mobile and check the area,
01:32
I don't have a better description on that right now.
01:36
All right. All right.
01:44
2-66 for your traffic.
01:47
Go ahead.
01:50
George, Zebra, Victor, 335, 24, Mercy Point Boulevard.
01:59
826. Four or fifty now, we're in the area.
02:08
Hey,
02:09
26. We're going to all start cutting around this way.
02:15
1100.
02:19
I can take that property damage accident for Brainer.
02:27
7. 7.
02:35
4159, 724. 724.724.
02:38
Go ahead.
02:40
Just talked to a couple walking they did hear what they thought was a pop about 15 minutes ago over that direction.
02:47
I just made contact with them at Terrace and Ambergreen.
02:52
Yeah, I got two separate with us. Is it most sort of what they thought was a gunshot?
02:59
Sure.
03:04
I think of Casey here at all, so I don't know if you've evolved here or what.
03:16
I don't know how much you've checked the area, but I don't know if there's a canine somewhere available, do an article search.
03:27
Yeah,
03:29
he was right in the middle of the street is what they're both saying when it was fired, so I think it would be here. I got a camera here at the corner that I'm going to check them.
03:38
I'm checking the river landing.
03:47
724-HR. Go ahead.
03:51
Camera at near 1st half. Are you able to just clear that and only come to the door so you can find a contact number for owner?
03:59
Copy, standby.
04:03
4.59-100. I do have bike tracks going down to the river landing.
04:08
Just that's why I. I don't know which way they're comfortable from.
04:12
Copy. Copy.
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Near 1st Ave NE, Brainerd, MN 56401
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