MPD respond to false alarm after firework mistaken for shots fired

MIAMI (WSVN) – A shooting scare was a false alarm for Miami police units.

Around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Miami Police Department received a call reporting shots fired at the downtown Bayside Marketplace.

Video posted from Only In Dade showed dozens of police officers arriving on the scene and chaos inside some of the businesses.

The investigation found no shots were fired.

Instead, the commotion was due to a firework.

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