Loud noises near trailer park caused by deer removal at airport, Morgantown WV
WeaponsOfficers responded to reports of loud popping noises near a trailer park and a nearby store. Airport officials confirmed the sounds were from personnel shooting deer to remove them from the runway. The situation was resolved without incident.
Audio|Source: Monongalia County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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We're next to it at this little trailer park.
00:03
So loud pop over here.
00:05
We're gonna walk over and see what's going on.
00:08
Do you need any other units to start that way?
00:11
Stand by.
00:17
At 43.
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643. 643.
00:25
Another one.
00:27
There's new fireworks going off.
00:28
We're trying to figure out where it's going from.
00:30
That county now.
00:33
Patch received.
00:35
1-04 Mecca.
00:37
Go ahead.
00:39
We're moving to the building at NAPA, so we're not out in the open.
00:46
Patch receipt.
00:49
5-3 copy.
00:52
Just for your advice, then we have some Morgantown units in the area of the Sheetz on Mileground.
00:58
They advised they heard a loud pop around the trailer park there investigating.
01:04
Okay.
01:06
So that's a tune route.
01:07
They moved to the buildings by Napa.
01:10
They heard the loud pop again.
01:12
They just wanted me to let you know.
01:13
Do you want to start any units over there? 5-2 copy.
01:17
6-4-3. There's a couple deputies starting their way as well.
01:20
Yeah, I see if either 125 or 137 or 145 is available, head out there until they figure out what they can go.
01:27
Maca, can you contact the airport and see if there was any activity over there? I just had a truck on the runway.
01:35
Okay, 125.
01:37
I'll be around up there.
01:39
Okay.
01:41
Lunday 17.
01:42
You're in contact with them now.
01:45
It did sound like gunshots.
01:48
Mac, 145. Clear me out of report writing and I lost to be around.
01:53
That's receipt.
01:55
Copy. They advise it sounded like gunshots.
01:58
Just post up right there.
02:01
Yeah.
02:06
610 aena no voicca.
02:10
5-2 Accidentals.
02:16
Receive 643 just for advisement, you have three deputies in route.
02:20
That's 4.
02:21
4.3, we're hauled on the mile ground now.
02:28
What's that, Abil, are you on?
02:34
Here about a sheet.
02:36
It was two definitive gunshots.
02:39
We're trying to look around right now.
02:42
We're kind of hanging out and out, but just looking around see if we see anything.
02:50
I guess it's 32.
03:05
6302 stand by 1 643 just for advisement airport tower advised they were sheeting deer that were in the runway
03:13
Cancelled back is All units responding those sheets on the mile ground just for advisement the airport called up advised that they dispatched deer on the runway
03:25
receipt
03:28
243 mecca That
03:32
You can stand down staying service?
03:35
Just revise they're probably going to be shooting two or three more rounds off momentarily.
03:40
There's still some deer in the runway.
03:42
NACA-1-3-7-0.
03:44
I'll be 10 a.
03:45
All right, can you see if they can let us know when they're going to be doing that in the future, please?
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Location mentioned:
Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW), 100 Hart Field Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505
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