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Police are investigating what appears to be a case of gunshots fired on Oak Street at around 10:50 p.m. on Monday night.
Witnesses said they heard five or six shots but that whoever was involved fled the scene quickly.
At about 10:50 p.m., dispatchers asked a patrol officer to switch to LE Secure (the encrypted channel for police communications), and another officer responded that he had heard gunshots while he was still inside the police station.
The dispatcher said the 9-1-1 Center had received multiple calls.
A short time later, an officer reported that he had a person in custody, but a police source said that information was incorrect.
There is currently no official source of information available, and a police source said it is too early in the investigation to release much information.
A source said there are no reported injuries at this time.
There are City PD and Sheriff's patrols on scene on Oak Street, between La Cross Avenue/Charles Street and Allen Street. There are also patrols strategically placed elsewhere in the city, but we've been unable to confirm that a suspect or suspects are still at large.
