Report of gunfire found to be fireworks or car noise, Linton Hall VA
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of gunfire near Devlin Road and Linton Hall Road in Linton Hall, Virginia. Investigation determined the sounds were fireworks or vehicle backfire. No evidence of a shooting was found and normal activity resumed.
Audio|Heard on: Prince William VA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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01:54
Transcript:
00:00
All units, one of your traffic for the shooting in progress off 17 at quadruple zero.
00:04
I'll be on scene as well.
00:05
Okay. One 30, we're good here on scene.
00:07
He came up plummeted.
00:08
Sounds like it was noise that's on the roadway behind the neighborhood.
00:14
Copy is possibly on the roadway north of the neighborhood.
00:17
All units can resume normal traffic.
00:19
Triple zero one.
00:22
Do you need any additional?
00:24
One hundred and thirty-four, if we could have some units just check Devlin behind the road.
00:28
We're good here on scene.
00:29
Nobody else needed on door.
00:31
Eleven oh five on Devlin.
00:32
Copy 1105 on Devlin.
00:34
One copy.
00:35
All we have right now is noise and flashes.
00:40
Units, correction 1397 from Prince William caller is just stating.
00:46
Disregard, they're now stating they heard fireworks.
00:48
Six seven five Devlin negative.
00:51
Copy Devlin's negative.
00:52
Prince William and any unit that can back 1397 on the disorderly in 15.
00:56
Thirteen 47, I'm backing out.
00:58
Okay.
00:59
Seven 0517, end my call.
01:01
Pull me out on fireworks Beamer Way.
01:03
I'll be on scene.
01:05
Copy. Repeat your location.
01:07
It's me, Beamer Way, I believe.
01:09
I copy, Beamer Way.
01:10
What is your cross street?
01:12
Cherish Woods.
01:13
Okay.
01:16
1434-1105. Go ahead.
01:18
Are you still on Devlin?
01:20
I'm at Devlin Hanson Farm, about to turn around and come back to you.
01:23
It appears from the information from the caller that it would have been coming from Linton Hall in the direction towards Hanson Farm.
01:30
You said Linton Hall in a direction towards Hanson Farm?
01:33
Devlin from Linton Hall toward Hanson Farm.
01:38
Copy.
01:39
Fifteen nine three, I'm there now.
01:42
Five seven three director, 1434.
01:44
Is it just fireworks?
01:47
Seems like it was probably backfiring from a vehicle that was traveling down the roadway.
01:50
We have no signs of any kind of shell casings or anything to support actual gunfire.
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Location mentioned:
Devlin Rd & Linton Hall Rd, Linton Hall, VA 20136
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