A streamer was forced to take shelter after she heard "gunshots" - in the middle of a livestream.<br /><br />Coco, who didn't wish to reveal her real name or age, livestreams professionally under the name BigCocoBuns on Twitch. <br /><br />She was documenting Mexican Independence Day in Chicago, USA on September 16 around 8:30 pm when the incident happened. <br /><br />Coco was live on Twitch - outside a supermarket in the Pilsen area - trying Mexican snacks for her audience when she heard what sounded like gunfire nearby.<br /><br />The streamer initially thought it was fireworks but as the noise continued she ended the livestream.<br /><br />She can be heard addressing her audience: "Are those fireworks, are those fireworks, chat?"<br /><br />She continues: "I gotta go! Are those fireworks? I'm freaking out" before ending the stream. <br /><br />Coco sheltered in an ice cream shop nearby and messaged a friend, who picked her up 30 minutes later. <br /><br />Coco, who is from Toronto, Canada, explained: "I was sitting in the parking lot of a Hispanic grocery store trying out Hispanic snacks.<br /><br />"There were so many fireworks because of the festivities that I didn't know there were gunshots.<br /><br />"In the 10-20 seconds after I heard the bullets, I kept the camera on in case anything happened then I ended the stream.<br /><br />"In retrospect, I can laugh about it but in the moment I was shaken by it. <br /><br />"I've seen so many comments saying it was staged because I was laughing but I was laughing because of the shock of what happened."<br /><br />Coco, who is in the top 0.11% of live-streamers, specialises in outdoor and travel streams and hasn't let the experience discourage her. <br /><br />She said: "It hasn't discouraged me at all. I've lived in cities before and I know the danger. I will be more cautious moving forward, though."<br /><br />It remains unclear whether what Coco heard were actually gunshots.<br /><br />Chicago PD said: "There are no calls of service or finalized case reports for that date and location."
