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Gunshot report near Hoover School likely snowplow noise

Heard on: Cerro Gordo County Sheriff, Mason City Police and Fire
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Thirty-nine and forty-nine, could you both head towards (number withheld) (number withheld) Street Northwest? We have only so far received one call reference hearing gunshots in the area.
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9th St NW, Mason City, IA 50401
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As discussed during the dispatch call, units were dispatched to the area near Hoover Elementary School after a caller reported hearing a possible gunshot. Responding deputies investigated and determined the noise was likely from a snowplow operating near a local business.

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