Man threatens store employees with gun, Chicago IL
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, a man threatened employees with a gun over the phone near West Montrose Avenue. He ordered them to come outside or he would shoot. Later, a call said the man claimed there was an injured person in a van needing supplies. No suspect was seen at the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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04:20
Transcript:
00:00
We're getting a ticket for a person with a gun, near West Montrose,
00:04
with the nonstop blacksmith.
00:06
Caller said there's a male on the phone with the employees, and he's outside with a gun threatening to come in and shoot if they don't do what he tells them to do.
00:13
We got a second call in a male, threatening to shoot caller over the phone, directing employees to go outside or he's coming inside.
00:21
No offender's seen.
00:23
Employees are closing the blinds, and there's a customer in the store.
00:26
Nothing for the 17 districts in one clear.
00:33
711.
00:35
711. 11.
00:38
11 club. Yeah, afternoon.
00:41
Hey, good afternoon.
00:43
I know it's kind of far from you.
00:45
Can you start making your way over that way and I'll see if I can scare up somebody closer 30-35 on Montrose.
01:01
All right.
01:02
Is anybody available?
01:06
It's close by this 35 machos for the person with a gun.
01:11
The guy calling the locksmith saying he's outside with a gun and trying to get them to come outside or else he's going to start shooting.
01:24
1742, I'll consider it in that way.
01:27
Acknowledged.
01:30
1741, we're a couple blocks away.
01:33
What advice?
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All right, turn four.
01:42
1633.
01:43
633?
01:45
633?
01:47
Yes, squad.
01:48
Hold us down on an on view of accident, Central and Wavelin.
01:51
We're going to see if we can send them into the station.
01:54
Okay-dokey,
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Central and Wavelin.
01:56
Ten-four, thank.
02:01
One-thirty.
02:02
One-seven, one-three.
02:07
You can keep us on that animal biting, but can you show a point for the animal? I'm sorry, that person with a gun right now.
02:14
Acknowledged. Acknowledged.
02:20
621.
02:24
Hey,
02:27
I got a text about being at 6201 West 2E, 6201 West 2A, 2A second floor.
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(Name withheld) is the caller.
02:35
He's requesting a wellness check on his doctor named Abdul Massey, Dr.
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Abdul Massey, he's 62 years of age.
02:44
(Name withheld) hasn't spoken with him in a month.
02:46
Caller wants police to call him back with an update, but I'll leave that up to you.
03:00
7.3 for info,
03:03
7.53 days.
03:05
1741.
03:07
You can slow it down[1] over here.
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All right, 1741 is giving a slowdown for near West Montrose.
03:15
Slow it down. You're responding to the person with a gun near West Montrose.
03:19
Slow it down.
03:24
Hi, Phineas, responding to that person with a gun, and we just got another call in, I guess,
03:32
this new info, the caller says that the male directed the caller put cleaning supplies outside of the store because he has a van and there's an injured person inside the van bleeding out and they need supplies.
03:45
I don't know if that's going to be in the front or the back, but I have a phone number for the offender in the ticket.
03:51
I'm going to dupe it in.
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742, copy.
04:00
742, 1040.
04:04
We'll try calling back to see if you said guys see a van anywhere, or do you want us to try calling back to see where the van is supposedly located?
04:15
Yeah, try to give a call back.
04:17
It's not starting to sound more like a fever, but we'll see.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
slow it down: Reduce response priority; respond non-emergently as situation no longer requires urgent action.
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Location mentioned:
W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
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