Gunshot heard near Maple and North 9th streets, Benton IL
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WeaponsA gunshot was heard near Maple and North 9th streets. A 10-year-old witness saw a vehicle back up and leave the area but could not identify it due to darkness.
Audio|Heard on: Franklin, Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Jefferson Counties Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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To the area of Maple and North 9th, Maple and North 9th.
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Caller advised that she had her front door open and heard a gunshot, then her daughter ran inside and said she saw a vehicle backing up.
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The vehicle went east on Maple, backed up, then went south on 9th Street.
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She said it was too dark to see what kind of vehicle it was.
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The juvenile witness is 10 years old,
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so she was not sure what they were driving.
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Location mentioned:
N 9th St, Benton, IL 62812
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