FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2016 file photo, Beyonce Knowles arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden, in New York. Beyonce announced on her Instagram account, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, that she is expecting twins.
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February 04, 2017 - 6:00 AM
Atlanta police admit they backfired with a tweet urging people not to celebrate Beyonce's pregnancy with celebratory gunfire.
Following the singer's announcement Wednesday that she's pregnant with twins, the department tweeted, "Beyonce may have everyone wanting to celebrate her pregnancy, but remember no celebratory gunfire! Stay safe, Atlanta!"
Police spokesman Sgt. Warren Pickard told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (http://on-ajc.com/2k4ZxLV ) some people found it funny while others were offended.
The department soon deleted the tweet and sent out another apologizing for the "inappropriate" tweet.
Pickard said the decision was made to take the tweet down "because it doesn't focus on what we do every day as a public safety department."
"We wanted to somehow add comedic relief to the things going on around the world, and we missed the mark," Pickard said.
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