Citizen reports gunshot sounds near 5th Ave; noise was construction, Worcester MA

Weapons

Reported: 10/26/2025 10:13 PM

Near Fifth Ave, Worcester, MA 01607

A citizen reported hearing what sounded like gunshots near 5th Avenue. No other calls or gunshot detection alerts were received. Investigation revealed the sounds were from highway construction using a jackhammer nearby.

Audio|Source: Worcester City Police

02:28

Transcript:

00:00

Operations. Operations.

00:03

Go ahead.

00:06

Just had a citizen call it around near 5th Ave in that area,

00:11

reported gunshots.

00:14

Did you say 5-3-5-5-Av?

00:21

6-3. 6'3.

00:27

Start to near 5th Ave for gunshots called into operation.

00:36

Let's go 3-2. I'm going to stay heading away.

00:42

140.0.0.A.

00:46

11, 10, Georgia.

00:48

12, same.

00:52

TR6 I have that I don't have that way as well.

00:56

Bruce.

00:57

Team Tim Trapper.

01:05

Give that to the east side as well. That's 20, that's up the Middle East Side as well.

01:20

I'm aware, I just let F1 know.

01:30

Number 3, clear all West Psychoza. I'm looking to the site call.

01:37

All cars respond and you can back off. Calls and transfer to F1.

01:50

Good.

01:52

So, John,

01:53

so they're doing construction, I guess, on the highway on I-290 and using a jackhammer. We had a couple calls from Arlington Street, Clarkson, 10 and 9 were checking around, but it's the construction that they can hear. That's how they're describing it.

02:07

Well, operations just called out on the west side and said they got information.

02:12

I don't know if someone called up to operations that in the area 5th Ave.

02:15

They heard what sounded like gunshots.

02:18

We've got no other calls, no shot spotter.

02:21

I'm going to send 10 back over in that area, but I believe it's just that the calls we're getting about the construction on the highway.

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