Truck backfire mistakes cause gunshot reports near park, Mesa AZ
Suspicious ActivityPolice responded to reports of gunshots near a park in Mesa, Arizona. Witnesses heard loud pops and thought they were gunshots. Investigation revealed the sounds were caused by an older green pickup truck backfiring while driving east on Main Street. No shots fired or injuries were found.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Central Patrol District
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They confirmed two shots.
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That's what they heard.
00:03
It was pretty loud and it scared their dog.
00:25
Yeah,
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all they said is that it came possibly southeast,
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east of the area.
00:34
I'm not sure if it's in the park at all.
00:35
They just said it was wild.
00:41
There's units on scene, we just heard another pop somewhere coming from the south.
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I think it sounded like from the southeast.
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Okay,
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okay. You want the channel or just a couple more units?
00:57
No, we don't know where it's coming from, so there's a couple more units.
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Okay, okay.
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Can I get one more to start? Okay.
01:04
Okay.
01:09
The kids that are running in the parks, they've also heard like four shots coming from the south.
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Okay.
01:20
Yeah, we'll check that southeast.
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North part of the park is pretty clear.
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Sandbaker 22, still no other caller.
01:37
All 23, I have a landscaper over here in the south side that saw a green, older model pickup truck backfired four times.
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He thought it was an accident, and he actually saw and heard when it backfired and it kept going east on me.
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Okay.
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And Maker 22.
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Good.
02:05
Yeah, the shots fired call.
02:07
It doesn't sound like it's going to be shots fired.
02:09
We just spoke with somebody else.
02:11
They said it was a truck that backfire going east on Main Street.
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Main St, Mesa, AZ 85207
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