Washington Square Park Shooting Incident Explained
Crowds in the area ran for their lives after they heard a loud noise and according to many sources, there was something like a gunshot or loud booms heard. When the police arrived they checked and inspected for civilians’ safety. After going through the area, police confirmed that there is no shooting ongoing in the area, rather the chief of patrol Jeffrey Maddrey said that fireworks were set off at the location where noises were heard. A heavy patrolling was heard in the area and the aftermath of the search as well. According to the sources, there were hundreds of fireworks heard in the area where celebrations were ongoing and ac, cording to the police when the fireworks went off, it sparked panic because of the loud noise. There were hundreds of people who were there at the park, and they immediately flee the area when they heard the loud noises.
Washington Square Park Shooting Full CCTV Footage
Footages were also recovered on how people rushed to save their lives as they heard the loud noise. According to the police, there was a rally held on Friday but there was nothing particular ongoing at that moment when the booming sound was heard. According to many people who witnessed the boom and were at the time of the incident, people tweeted and posted their side of the story on social media. One person tweeted saying there were loud noises heard at the time of the incident. The loud booms sounded nothing like they were from the fireworks. The person also tweeted that they never run so fast in their life before.
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Another person mocked the FDNY saying that they did not answer to the information about the injuries and they were late to the rescue too. According to one report, the firework and their selling were illegal in New York, anything buying or selling, or even transporting is illegal. People said that they did not hear anything related to the fireworks instead what they heard was a loud boom and they ran for their life. A report claims that this is not the first time loud noises or booms are heard in the area, earlier in 2021, panic and dispute created havoc and a motorcycle backfired at that time which was possibly pranking chaos that took place at Bronx Mall.
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