Shots Heard Fired Near Sligo Creek Park - Community Advisory

On January 24, 2012, at 9:17 p.m., Takoma Park Police responded to Central Avenue between Jackson and Davis for sounds of five gunshots in the area near Sligo Creek Park. One of the officers heard an additional shot from Central Avenue. The area was flooded with marked units from Takoma Park Police, Park Police, and plainclothes units from Takoma Park. Neither department was able to locate any suspect(s) or evidence of a shooting discharge. We monitored the area for the rest of the night with negative results.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to please call us at 301.270.1100.

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If you see a crime in progress and need to contact the Takoma Park Police, please call 301-270-1100. If you need to report an emergency that involves the need for fire or rescue services, you must call 9-1-1.