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fireworks mistaken for gunshots in local neighborhood, Des Moines IA

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E 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50317

Residents near East 21st Street reported loud noises resembling gunshots. Officers investigated and confirmed that the sounds were due to fireworks, not gunfire.

Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
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Transcript:
Just one card to back up 321 Adam on the shop's heard. 25 Adam and you know. Copy. Both cards 145040, 21st on the shop's heard. You will be meeting with Amanda. Sounds like she's heard eight loud guns in the last couple of hours somewhere in the area and she's not seen anything. 327. Shot strip when we were on the way in the last couple trips. Those are just fireworks. We're not gunshots. Cap it out, 321 out? Correct. Thanks, fellas. And 325 now? Correct. 2.2.

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E 21st St, Des Moines, IA 50317

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