SPRINGFIELD — A male is dead after a shooting in Springfield Tuesday afternoon, a Springfield Division of Police Lieutenant confirmed to News Center 7.
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Police and fire responded to reports of shots fired in the 600 block of S Lowry Avenue around 2:40 p.m.
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Upon arrival, authorities found a male who had died.
The lieutenant previously told News Center 7 that police had “a few people detained,” but it is unclear if anyone was arrested.
News Center 7 obtained 911 calls from the shooting.
One caller claims to be the person who shot the gun.
“He ran in my house! This dude just ran in my house and I shot him,” the caller told dispatchers.
He later told dispatchers that the victim ran in “looking like he had a gun.”
When dispatchers asked who the victim was, the caller said it was his “baby mom’s boyfriend.”
Moments later, Springfield police arrive on scene and are heard speaking to the caller.
Additional information was not immediately available.
News Center 7 is working to learn more information and will continue to follow this story.
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