The Oak Ridge Police Department responded to a report of shots fired at apartments on Wilberforce Avenue on Wednesday, but officers found no evidence that shots had been fired, authorities said.
The incident occurred at about 4:40 p.m. Wednesday at Building A of the Kareday Terrace Apartments at 99 Wilberforce Avenue, a City of Oak Ridge press release said.
“Multiple officers arrived on scene within two minutes of being dispatched and diverted traffic away from the scene,” the press release said. “Additional officers arrived and established a perimeter around Building A, while also contacting the person who called the Dispatch Center earlier and claimed to be a victim of the shooting.”
The release said that tactical officers who were doing routine training in the area were summoned and soon arrived.
“Further interviews of the person who claimed to be the victim and other witnesses failed to provide any corroboration of the original report of gunfire,” the release said. “Tactical personnel then contacted all residents in Building A and found no evidence or additional witnesses that verified any shots were in fact fired. The reported victim was then transported to the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge for evaluation.”
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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