Fireworks mistaken for gunshots near Stapley Dr, Mesa AZ
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a report of possible shots fired near South Stately Drive in Mesa. A caller initially reported hearing two loud bangs and seeing a flash in a parking lot. It was later determined the sounds came from fireworks. The scene was declared secure and no further assistance was needed.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Red Mountain Patrol District
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Transcript:
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Copy A Four Twenty One near South Stately Drive.
00:06
Charlie Thirty Four.
00:09
Charlie Eighty Four.
00:12
Say Four Twenty One One One near South Stately Drive, heard two shots fired within the last 4 minutes.
00:21
RP saw a flash in the parking lot.
00:23
Nothing Six Forty Six B Four after.
00:24
After and it's the one caller right now.
00:32
Seven zero five three six two h south, there was a massive aerial firework about 3 minutes ago.
00:37
Copy.
00:39
And the RP is saying they're now hearing fireworks but saying the first two shots sounded different.
00:47
Falcon six on three.
00:49
Falcon, go ahead.
00:51
Copy all of us.
00:54
Got the Charlie Thirty Four to me.
00:56
We're watching them as we speak and there's definitely fireworks.
00:59
Give it a DC five to us.
01:02
Ten four.
01:03
Units for that Four Twenty One, I'll show you to me.
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Location mentioned:
S Stapley Dr, Mesa, AZ 85204
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