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Fireworks set off in alley mistaken for gunshots, Chicago IL

audio iconDisorderly Conduct
Chicago, IL

A caller reported hearing two to three gunshots near Augusta and Waukeah. Officers responding to the scene found a group setting off fireworks in an alley nearby, which was likely the source of the noise. The group then entered a building near the alley.

Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
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Units and 12. We've got shots fired near Augusta and Waukeah, caller heard two to three.
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Caller two to three.
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Okay.
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Is that a dupe to the fireworks, too, too?
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10-4. We just saw a group of people on the Division of Washington near the alley setting off three fireworks. They went inside the gateway.
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10-4, thanks.

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