Man reported carrying gun in downtown parking garage, Salem OR
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WeaponsLaw enforcement responded to reports of a tall, thin white male carrying a gun visibly in his right pocket inside a downtown parking garage near Commercial Street NE. Officers coordinated a search and containment effort to locate the suspect inside the structure.
Audio|Heard on: Salem Police Dispatch
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06:3
Transcript:
00:00
These subjects got into an elevator, one of the males had a gun in his pocket.
00:04
It occurred about two minutes ago now.
00:06
The person with a gun in their pocket was a white male adult, tall, thin, last year in a gray sweatshirt, dark pants,
00:14
was with two other people.
00:17
Second person was a white female, short, heavy,
00:20
dark hair.
00:23
And with white, correction with orange highlights, last evening morning dark clothes.
00:27
Raylamated just for sure about third person.
00:33
(number withheld).
00:36
(number withheld).
00:37
(number withheld).
00:39
Look at the guy that just went from the 4th floor, just making up Arcade down the other stairs, matched that description of the armed person, trying to pick him up again.
00:50
(number withheld), I copy.
00:53
P-27, can one of the responding minutes make a phone call to the comp, please?
00:58
I'm about to be blocks out and get more info specifics.
01:03
Well,
01:06
I did not see a guy who did have his hand in his pocket.
01:11
Just like copy.
01:18
2274 Ong will see he solo when he came out?
01:24
I'm rolling back now but I didn't somebody else with him.
01:32
Description's pretty good.
01:33
He had some black writing on the front of the sweatshirt.
01:35
I'll push out a picture here in a minute.
01:40
Copy and you saw him leaving the arcade, I'm almost arrived.
01:46
He was on the fourth floor.
01:48
He took the stairs down and I don't have them from there.
01:55
Kevin.
02:01
2741. One more question.
02:03
West side stairs or east side stairs?
02:06
East side stairs.
02:08
East.
02:10
Coming.
02:12
2.7-559. 2 questions asked.
02:15
She actually saw the gun, not just the imprint,
02:18
and left the right pocket.
02:23
Back then, I'm on the phone there now.
02:25
She said she saw the butt of it sticking out of his right pocket, like a black pistol as the way she described it.
02:36
29827 arriving on the partial street side.
02:40
Copy, I'm right here at the stairs on the west side.
02:45
I'm not seeing anybody walking around here that matches the description.
02:49
Not sure if he's still in the parkade or not.
02:53
Copy, I'm holding on the west stairs just by the downtown learning center and that elevator.
03:02
If I don't hear, I think it's in a vehicle right by there.
03:06
And she says she saw the whole air group, she has not seen it come back since they come on.
03:12
Okay, 2.7. There is access into this
03:17
remodeled building from the second floor.
03:19
I'm going to stay here on the west side.
03:21
And maybe a Pina 2 can go in and start checking the building.
03:30
29227, do you want me to stay on the first floor on the outside or start working on the way up the stairs? Sorry,
03:39
I miss that repeat.
03:42
Do you want me to hold the elevator at the first floor on the west side and the stairs or do we want me to start working my way up?
03:51
No, I want you to hold.
03:53
We're going to wait until we have,
03:55
I want external containment,
03:58
and then once the two more get here, they can start working their way up.
04:03
I got somebody peeking over from the third floor.
04:13
There's a white male, this guy had a black vinyl cap with writing on the front, I don't know, security or not.
04:26
(number withheld), someone's flying us now standing on the east side third floor elevator.
04:30
I copy, I got eyes on the elevator.
04:41
We're waiting for it to move.
04:45
4127, both east side elevators are empty.
04:48
I don't have eyes on the west.
04:50
Yeah, it's the third floor where the guy keeps peeking around the corner, so it's probably that group.
04:57
Just peeked around again.
05:04
I'm out with 298 and we can push up to that third floor and start moving from west to east.
05:17
Yeah, I wanted to do that.
05:23
I don't know if you switched it, but the comp says it was in his right front jeans pocket.
05:34
Come in West on Shrmeck at Liberty, why don't you park in the alley there behind the old greasy pennies, get eyes on that stairs exit.
05:45
I'm watching this crossway to the building here if they go to the second floor.
05:51
(number withheld).
05:58
559227. I'm getting ready to on a commercial for Marion.
06:01
I'll take that west side with 298.
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Location mentioned:
Commercial St NE, Salem, OR 97301
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