Suspicious sound near 6th Avenue likely from slingshot, Seattle WA

 Weapons
WeaponsPolice responded to reports of suspicious sounds near 6th Avenue in Seattle. A weapons expert evaluated the situation and determined the noise was likely from a slingshot, not gunfire.
Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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We're broadcasting or holding suspicious near 6th Avenue South,
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holding suspicious near 6th Avenue.
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Which is near Avenue.
00:15
David 3, just to confirm, was this a verified shooting?
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Thank you.
00:22
Copy, thank you.
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Uh,
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we have a highly skilled weapons expert on the scene. He is advised that it looks like more than self-help.
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983.
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1-David-3.
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Our holding similar call,
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unit 422, he has flagged us down.
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We are now going to enter his unit 422, and that's a separate call.
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Then what we're currently on is good.
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Receive entering unit 422.
01:07
And one day to three, that other call on Unit 422, can I have that incident number, please?
01:16
312-049.
01:20
Copy confirmed, which is the same style.
01:24
It looks more like a slings shot, not gunshots.
01:28
Let me see.
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Location mentioned:
Near 6th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
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