Loud bangs in Euclid confirmed as fireworks, Euclid OH
Multiple witnesses reported hearing loud bangs near Sidney Dr in Euclid. Initial reports suggested gunshots or explosions. A speeding dark gray Volkswagen SUV was seen in the area. Later, witnesses near the railroad tracks confirmed the sounds were fireworks, including a large firework and smaller ones. No shots or explosions were confirmed.
Audio|Source: Euclid Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Free of Eucl unit, shots fired[1] near Sidney Dr, Cini, near Cine.
00:06
Sure, at least six shots came from the first building across from Jay. Nothing else for her, seeing we are getting multiple calls about.
00:14
Four five.
00:16
Oh, okay.
00:19
Six one five, very.
00:22
Same traffic three.
00:29
An additional caller saying she heard something that sounded like it blew up, she heard four different booms and think something exploded.
00:38
Call her on East 260 heard about three shots.
00:43
Another caller in the...
00:44
6-5 is clear and en route.
00:49
Copy.
00:52
She said she's 77-197.
01:00
Four or five-year traffic was muffled.
01:05
You said near Sidney Dr, correct?
01:12
27750, Sydney.
01:17
We've got an additional caller at the colonial condos.
01:21
The state was close to her and shut the apartment.
01:28
Centralizing the area.
01:30
Copy.
01:32
Four or five in the area.
01:38
Copy.
01:39
The answer.
01:43
I know there's multiple.
01:54
There's multiple calls.
01:56
They were saying it was closer to the tracks with the actual explosions or over these apartments.
02:07
The initial call was at the Euclid apartment.
02:11
First caller advice, it came from the first building across from building Jays and John.
02:17
The last caller was in the colonial condos, states, her apartment shook and she heard it.
02:25
Got another caller on East 260th who heard three shots.
02:30
There was a Volkswagen SUV that's just west-west.
02:35
Just went a hundred plus past me, I don't know if that was in Phil.
02:41
We're at?
02:43
He was on Euclid going around, but he was doing over a hundred and it's like a dark gray late model VW SUV.
02:54
$1.00,000. Good thing.
02:58
Hi.
03:01
Take one dollar in there.
03:05
Copy.
03:10
Fire radio.
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Go ahead.
03:18
I spoke to a couple that's down here by the railroad tracks. They said they actually witnessed a large firework go off and some smaller ones.
03:27
They very convinced that it was fireworks, said it was quite loud.
03:33
I copy.
03:39
There's one radio.
03:41
Go ahead.
03:43
We back around to the Meredith.
03:46
Copy.
03:49
Same traffic three.
03:52
Copy. Okay.
03:59
Second pedestrian. Talk to use, same pain, firework.
04:03
Or fire reject.
04:08
Okay.
04:13
All right, you show us all clear,
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UTL[2].
04:17
Copy it. And sound like fireworks from Recording to 65.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
shots fired: Report of gunshots heard/reported
[2]
UTL: Unable to Locate
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Location mentioned:
Near Sidney Dr, Euclid, OH 44132
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