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Panic In Temecula Caused By Person Setting Off Firecrackers
Patrons at several Vail Ranch businesses heard what sounded like gunfire in the 32000 block of Temecula Parkway.

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Patrons at several Vail Ranch businesses heard what sounded like gunfire in the 32000 block of Temecula Parkway.

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