Reports of Gun Fire Alarm Citizens

What was initially a cause of concern for the Takoma Park Police Communications Center shortly after midnight Tuesday turned into relief as police quickly solved the mystery.

The communications center received a flood of calls from citizens reporting hearing shots fired in the area of the 7600 block of Maple, Ritchie and Carroll avenues near Manor Circle, police said.

Police responded to the area and began a canvass. An eyewitness approached officers and indicated that although he believed them to be gunshots at first, he saw fireworks activity in the area of the parking lot in the 7600 block of Maple Avenue, police said.  

The fireworks were described as large bottle rockets shooting high into the air, said police.

Editor's Note: This article has been corrected. In an earlier version of this story, we incorrectly stated the time of the incident. We regret the error.