Police: Gunman near WIU reports false

  

March 7, 2013 (Macomb, Ill.) (WLS) -- Police in Macomb are trying to locate the owner of a phone from which a prank 911 call was made.

Officials say Wednesday a caller told 911 operators that a gunman was near the Western Illinois University campus in Macomb, Ill. That ended up being a phone prank, officials said.

The prank led to street closures and a robot was sent into a home.

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