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False alarm at mall food court triggers police responseColumbus OH

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Near Easton Station B210, Columbus, OH 43219

Officers responded to a report of a shooting at a mall food court where people were running. After investigation, no shots were fired, and it was a false alarm caused by a fire alarm and a group of juveniles. No injuries were reported.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 1
02:54
Transcript:
00:00
Special on getting a report of a 43 at the mall in the food court, and we'll confirm.
00:09
That's a negative.
00:10
We're inside.
00:11
We haven't heard any 43A.
00:16
I have his caller saying it's inside the food court, everybody's running outside.
00:25
Where's your caller at?
00:28
I'll find out.
00:33
As 18, I'm copying.
00:35
I'm copying the possible 43.
00:43
CPD formats, 354-4 Airphone Special.
00:46
There's no 4 degrees here.
00:49
All right, copy.
00:51
And this caller is inside of urban outfitting in the back of the store.
01:02
Okay, have her put on side to talk to officers, does she have something, but right now there's no report there's 43, nobody's running.
01:16
Okay, I'll be out waiting with the driver for a hook.
01:21
Okay.
01:22
273.
01:24
Go ahead.
01:30
I'm having an opportunity on that break.
01:32
Go ahead.
01:37
That was a 6060A, Richwood Park.
01:40
Henry Ida John 6389.
01:43
Okay,
01:46
East is special and now I'm going to get 33 runs, Abercrombie and Fidge.
01:53
Saying 40 people ran into the urban outfitters and someone here with guns but didn't give me a description to anybody.
02:04
Did anyone copy that?
02:06
Okay,
02:08
let me copy.
02:09
I'm checking it now.
02:10
Okay, thank you.
02:12
That's G544 on 8.
02:18
Go ahead, sir.
02:24
110's okay on it, we'll be en route.
02:29
You're clear. It looks like it's just a fire alarm.
02:32
Right.
02:37
All right, it's pretty loud in the mall.
02:39
There's no 43s.
02:41
Nothing going on here.
02:43
We had some large, juvenile 16s going on.
02:47
They've all been cleared out.
02:48
We're trying to get in Urban Outfitters now.
02:50
The door is locked.
02:51
But we've heard no 43s or any victims.

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Near Easton Station B210, Columbus, OH 43219

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