Shooting reported near civic center in Savannah, Savannah GA
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WeaponsAccording to the dispatch call, a shooting was reported near the Civic Center parking lot in Savannah. Two juvenile male suspects fled north toward the Barnard area. Emergency personnel set up a command post and staging areas nearby. No suspects are currently on the scene.
Audio|Heard on: Liberty and Long County Public Safety
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04:44
Transcript:
00:00
Let me see, you're in command.
00:04
Be advised my hot zone here.
00:06
It's going to be Barnard Street,
00:13
New McDonough.
00:18
Outside the Civics and on the east side of it in the parking lot, that's going to be my hot zone.
00:24
And I'm going to have my command post set up near my vehicle on the southeast corner of the parking lot, EMS and any other resources can stage south of the Civic Center on Liberty Street.
00:53
Go one, just back.
00:58
Set up near the square here by the O house.
01:04
Right around my location, then my auto perimeter will be outside the O house, just to keep civilians back.
01:14
To echo one, can you call it and plan back? Get a better location.
01:18
I'm not saying anything in the parking lot.
01:26
In back noon, drinks,
01:28
off the rear.
01:37
Additional units to help you block traffic off East Lathrop and Bay Street.
01:44
Dispatch the 3-0-1.
01:46
(number withheld), (number withheld), Route, traffic 100, and traffic 200 en route.
02:04
EMS 20 miles out What we're looking for?
02:27
Dispatch copies.
02:36
I'm going to do the staging area off of East Leythrope.
02:41
It's going to be on the west side of the precinct.
02:45
That's where our staging areas.
02:49
Dispatch copy.
02:59
The victim out there were two juveniles, or possibly the suspects in this, running north towards Barnard area.
03:14
University, go ahead and tend on the description again.
03:21
It will be two juvenile.
03:26
Juvenile males, unknown race or close a description,
03:30
just saw them running away after the shots were fired.
03:34
He was out to the direction.
03:39
Civic Center, end roll, out of roll, out of roll.
03:44
Office Civic Center.
03:46
Dispatch to 1 echo 1 receive.
03:50
1 echo 1 is involved in a future collision responding to you.
04:12
I'll let you know if I need you.
04:13
Stay up the school, please.
04:19
Claire, Central, you copy.
04:22
No more.
04:31
My vehicle is the command post and it's directly in front of the victim's vehicle.
04:35
They will come to my location.
04:38
They'll go to the staging area I'll direct them into the location.
04:42
At this time we don't have a suspect on the scene.
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Location mentioned:
W Oglethorpe Ave, Savannah, GA 31401
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