Fireworks mistaken for gunfire near Calumet and Pershing, Chicago IL
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop near 70th and Calumet in Chicago following reports of possible gunshots near Calumet and Pershing. The sounds were later determined to be fireworks, and no gunfire was confirmed.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 07
Listen to dispatch call
01:21
Transcript:
00:00
7-4, traffic stop near 70th and Calumet.
00:03
71st and Calumet, 7-4.
00:09
Two five.
00:12
Two two five.
00:14
Can you run a VIN for me?
00:17
Go with the VIN.
00:20
(name withheld) (name withheld) (name withheld).
00:22
(name withheld) (name withheld).
00:25
zero one Frank, zero nine.
00:35
(number withheld).
00:40
That's one.
00:45
Two one two.
00:51
Two one two?
00:54
Hello.
00:56
Two one two, you got shots fired on a bees.
00:59
Stand by for the simulcast.
01:04
Units in two and citywide.
01:06
Near Calumet and Pershing.
01:07
Pershing and Calumet.
01:08
The caller heard four shots, nothing seen.
01:11
Nothing further. District (number withheld).
01:14
Two two five.
01:17
Two two five.
01:19
You can 19 positive that was fireworks.
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Location mentioned:
E 70th St & S Calumet Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
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