Possible fireworks mistaken for gunshots near Wheatley Ave, Dayton OH
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers received multiple reports of gunfire near Wheatley Avenue and Marathon Avenue in Dayton. Upon investigation, the sounds were determined to likely be fireworks occurring in the nearby Five Oaks neighborhood.
Audio|Heard on: Montgomery OH Law Dispatch Group Calls
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Transcript:
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Another shots call in the area of Marathon and Wheatley Streets, approximately ten shots heard in the air.
00:04
Nothing else being heard.
00:05
Broadcast 2051.
00:07
Dispatch 340.
00:08
Three hundred and forty, go ahead.
00:09
Do we know of any fireworks in the area by chance? I've gotten numerous shots calls in the last couple minutes.
00:16
Did you say fireworks?
00:18
Affirmative. Are there any events going on that we know of? Not that I am aware of.
00:23
What is the season?
00:24
Okay, 2054.
00:25
Three, do you read dispatch? Go ahead.
00:28
You know, is there a vehicle at Paul Lawrence in Germantown? Twenty-six.
00:32
Okay, three four on this dispatch.
00:34
Go ahead. Yeah, the shots call's getting cleared out.
00:36
There are fireworks going off in the Five Oaks neighborhood.
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Location mentioned:
Wheatley Ave & Marathon Ave, Dayton, OH 45405
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