Reports of shots fired near west ferry prove to be fireworks, Wichita KS
WeaponsA report of shots fired near West Ferry in Wichita led police to investigate. Officers observed fireworks in the air and concluded the noise was caused by fireworks, not gunfire. A nearby disturbance of people being loud was also reported but not linked to the initial report.
Audio|Source: Sedgwick County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
00:00
Shots fired operating west, 910 West Ferry.
00:07
And boat pass and porter's stock on the left bank, let me check his peen.
00:14
31, can you call me again?
00:18
Go ahead.
00:25
He's pingy.
00:29
His ping last came in 19 minutes ago.
00:32
It's not updating us and it's a very bad ping, but it was at near West 31st.
00:41
We're sitting in the area nearby on the last call that we were on and we could see the firework go off in the air.
00:50
There's only just one single one.
00:57
D641, sorry I turn a radio now.
01:03
The ping is says it's within 3 meters, but it's 0% confidence, so it is a pretty lousy peen.
01:15
2.2 is that the tower position for that ping, down on 31st, and he's supposedly up in this area,
01:23
or something different?
01:29
Good.
01:33
Oklahoma, Mary Edward George, 451 is on a blue Chevy Impala.
01:39
Headwork.
01:42
201 to D641.
01:44
Did you actually see an aerial report with that firework?
01:49
Saw a flash of light and Sergeant Weiner to solve the actual firework.
01:56
Alright, Tim, 4.
01:57
Dispatch, if she thinks there's a disturbance going on,
02:00
go ahead and keep the disturbance on the board.
02:07
Tim 4, we got the address change to near South Lynn.
02:11
She just heard people being loud next door.
02:13
She didn't exactly say that it was connected to the shot.
02:17
It just sounded like it was in the same general direction or area.
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Location mentioned:
perry, Wichita, KS 67204
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