Report of possible shooting reclassified as fireworks complaint, Columbia MD
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, a caller reported hearing several gunshots near Murray Hill Road, but the incident was later determined to be fireworks and no threat was found.
Audio|Heard on: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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02:21
Transcript:
00:00
Frank 11 for a shooting complaint.
00:17
Caller is going to be near Murray Hill Road.
00:20
Caller heard about five to six shots and then another one from the neighborhood behind them, possibly off of Softwater Way.
00:28
Is there a female officer responding to stop? Baker 401 says that she was clearing her call shortly.
00:34
10-4[1] thank you.
00:39
Speaker 11.
00:41
Baker 11. Baker 11.
00:46
Yeah, with the subject would be the Carroll Mart over the line in Baltimore County.
00:57
104. 24. 10,
00:59
I'll be in route.
01:03
104. 104. Number 2-1, over 3-1 for business alarm.
01:10
3-1.
01:15
31. 31. 31.
01:19
2,989, Herman Drive.
01:21
Bird alarm coming from the Celebrity School, coming from Zone 1 front door.
01:25
No, 4-1. You can cancel 3-1-Haltback.
01:28
That far. Every 3-1A direct?
01:31
I'm direct. Keep on the shooting point, the second one.
01:34
That's... 2.5, Howard, can I get enough box? Clover, Vox 40, EID, 101-49.
01:45
Correct, stand by.
01:46
Traffic 15.
01:47
Traffic 15.
01:52
How many calls for the shooting flight?
01:57
Just for one.
02:00
What?
02:02
Item 5-1.
02:16
Figures re-classified there's to a fireworks complaint and be cleared UTL.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment received; message understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
Murray Hill Rd, Columbia, MD 21046
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