Armed suspect reported inside NorthTown Mall, Spokane WA
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WeaponsPolice responded to a report of an armed suspect holding a hostage inside Spencer's at NorthTown Mall, Spokane. Officers coordinated with mall security and cleared the area. The situation was later secured with no ongoing threat reported.
Audio|Heard on: Spokane City Law Enforcement
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03:52
Transcript:
00:00
I'm diverting to this personal weapon at the mall real quick.
00:04
Comey. No rush.
00:10
Item 416, 410.
00:14
16.
00:16
Okay.
00:20
41615, North Division, NorthTown Mall.
00:24
Caller saying that he has a gun and a hostage.
00:28
Still working on more information.
00:31
Call came in through crime check.
00:34
We'll call security as well.
00:36
Near North Division.
00:43
16-year route.
00:45
10 are out.
00:52
281. Is there any way to ping where that thing's coming from?
00:56
Negative.
00:58
An 81 I'll be coming on scene to the mall here.
01:01
Probably going to go to the east side until we figure something out further.
01:09
Copy.
01:11
Our caller is flea me to be inside of Spencers.
01:19
I'll meet outside Barnes & Noble then if that's where the units want to meet up with me at.
01:26
L-132, the L-281.
01:28
Go ahead, boss.
01:31
Just start setting up your contact teams and get in there and I'll set up CP outside.
01:36
Got to pull on to see now.
01:40
I'm just two minutes off.
01:41
Just on.
01:47
Southside of the mall by Barnes and Nobles where meet up with me.
01:55
Channel 3 is restricted for the, production channel 1 is restricted for the person with the weapon in NorthTown Mall, 4750 North Division.
02:06
Good anyone, I got Kinnman and Connor with me, we're going to slowly start pushing in here to figure where this is at.
02:11
What's the description of blackmail?
02:17
So far, he said he's black male 18 years old.
02:26
We're still working on getting hold of security.
02:29
Fort 12 walking up the escalator to the second floor.
02:36
We're coming up on Spencer's.
02:43
We're on the south side of the mall, second floor.
02:50
Claiming to be in the back storage area of the Spencer's.
02:57
We're taking our way back to our house.
03:01
Is there a tunnel back there that goes to the rest of them all?
03:09
Pushing people out of Spencers, we're headed to the back.
03:16
You know also claim to have a device and a backpack with him as well.
03:22
2801. We are Adam 11 and Spencers right now.
03:26
We need to get somebody down with security to check cameras.
03:31
Copy.
03:37
Anybody else in route this regard, stay available in case something else kicks off.
03:46
281. Code 4[1] is what I got inside the mall right now.
03:49
Nothing is driving us anywhere, so we're just trying to meet up with security and figure out what we got.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 4: No further assistance needed; situation is under control and secure.
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Location mentioned:
N Division St, Spokane, WA 99207
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