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Vehicle noise mistaken for gunfire near Harper AveDetroit MI

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Harper Ave, Detroit, MI 48213

As discussed during the dispatch call, officers initially received reports of possible gunfire near Dickerson, Chalmers, and Harper avenues. After investigation, the sounds were determined to have likely come from a vehicle performing donuts and causing loud backfire noises. No confirmed shooting occurred.

Audio|Heard on: Wayne MI Law Dispatch Group Calls
Listen to dispatch call
02:20
Transcript:
00:00
Is that a confirmed shooting?
00:04
Is that a what, Elmman?
00:07
It's still shots fired.
00:08
Confirm.
00:10
Can I ask him?
00:13
Hello.
00:15
Six fifty-three (number withheld), go ahead.
00:18
Yeah, we got shots fired.
00:27
Yeah.
00:29
We got a shot fired.
00:30
It appears to be us, north of our location.
00:33
Multiple shots.
00:36
This is happy.
00:39
Are you okay?
00:40
Yeah, vehicle doing donuts in the middle of the street.
00:43
It sounds very loud.
00:44
Sounds like backfire noise.
00:49
Is that shot fired or is that the vehicle making the noise?
00:54
Going to be a possible gunfire.
00:57
It's definitely sounding like it.
01:06
(number withheld) Dickerson, that'll be north.
01:09
Why you being Dickerson?
01:11
IJB1, you copy?
01:14
(number withheld) shows up.
01:16
(number withheld).
01:19
(number withheld), you copy?
01:21
(number withheld).
01:23
Go again.
01:25
We got a crime again.
01:27
Go ahead.
01:30
In the area of Waves Me and Dickerson, do we have any shot spotter?
01:36
Units are hanging shots fired in the area.
01:40
All I have is a press round that's coming out by (number withheld) and (number withheld) Chalmers.
01:48
Out right now are Edsel Ford and Chalmers.
01:51
I've three suppress rounds, but that's over by Edsel Ford area near the hotel at near Harper.
02:01
near Harper, (number withheld) and (number withheld) Chalmers.
02:06
Two hundred and fifty-eight.
02:08
Yeah, are we ready?
02:13
(number withheld).
02:15
Hey, you want?
02:17
According to (number withheld), that was the vehicle making the noise.

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Harper Ave, Detroit, MI 48213

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