Reports of possible gunshots near Circle K on Southern Avenue, Mesa AZ
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Suspicious ActivityAccording to the dispatch call, multiple calls reported gunshots near Circle K on Southern Avenue in Mesa. Officers made contact with a male matching the description near the scene. The sounds were later identified as vehicle backfiring rather than gunfire.
Audio|Heard on: Mesa Police Department Fiesta Patrol District
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02:16
Transcript:
00:00
10-4. And just be advised, we are getting multiple calls for these 421s as well.
00:08
Copy, where are they currently? Who's got a...
00:14
I don't think anybody ever had eyes on.
00:16
I think somebody got flag down to my understanding.
00:23
1042 Adam 11 was flag down.
00:25
They advised her at the Circle K.
00:28
He's with me.
00:29
Stand by.
00:34
How can I get the description of the subject for winning site?
00:39
What we have is a mail with a gray shirt.
00:42
Coffee, gray shirt.
00:48
And just being sides, we did get a 238 from that Circle K on Southern for male dealing 235.
00:55
They had a gray jacket, Hampshire, black short hair.
00:59
Unknown if he's related.
01:04
Any of those other callers given assessment description or anything?
01:10
Negative, just all advising that they heard shots and then 30 seconds later they'd hear more shots.
01:16
First, the last one that we received was over at 225 West Southern.
01:25
I have a few people here saying it was a guy with a vehicle and it's the back shot of the car.
01:33
Copy.
01:35
Saying he was revving the engine and then it was making loud pop.
01:42
I don't think anybody's on the shooting scene or anything yet, right?
01:49
Negative for being voice on the channel.
01:57
Me and two Adam 11 are code 4th of Circle K of 26,875 if Sam Adam 12 is okay with it, we can probably clear the channel.
02:07
Yeah, you guys made contact with the gang in group.
02:11
We made contact with email and gray.
02:14
Yes,
02:15
they're indicating it was backfiring of a vehicle.
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Location mentioned:
W Southern Ave, Mesa, AZ 85210
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