ALTON - The Alton Police Department responded to a call regarding shots fired near Western Avenue, Oscar Avenue and Leonard Street Thursday morning around 11:30 a.m.
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Scanner traffic said that a caller reported hearing four shots fired in the area and saw a car traveling down Oscar to Leonard while traveling at a high rate of speed during the time of the shots. Alton Police Chief Jake Simmons confirmed this information, adding it was a tan sedan. Officers responding to the scene, however, could not find any evidence to validate that call.
Officers on the scene were looking for any evidence in the vicinity.Cory Davenport also contributed to this story.
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