Screams, gunshots bring police -- to TV program

[April 23, 2009]  BARTLETT, Tenn. (AP) -- There were screams, then two gunshots, then a call to police from a quiet cove in the Memphis suburban city of Bartlett.

A half-dozen police cars responded to the dispatch Tuesday morning while dispatchers checked to see if there had been previous police responses to the home.

The Commercial Appeal reported that police found an open window, which explained why a neighbor thought there was mischief afoot.

An officer at the scene said a man inside the house was watching television and had the volume turned up very high.

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Information from: The Commercial Appeal, http://www.commercialappeal.com/

[Associated Press]

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