Armed suspect on foot near 4th Street and 6th Avenue, Tucson AZ
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WeaponsA suspect with a firearm is on foot near 4th Street and 6th Avenue after a DUI incident. Officers are coordinating containment and blocking nearby streets. An Uber driver flagged down police and reported the suspect threatened to shoot officers.
Audio|Heard on: Tucson Police West Division
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03:54
Transcript:
00:00
351. Okay, well, what's the description of this vehicle? The suspect?
00:14
Sam Eleven, who's described as wearing a black shirt, jeans, and has an orange and black bag that has the firearm in it? Four and five, six, he has a vehicle description.
00:24
Traffic now.
00:25
We have both vehicles.
00:27
He would be on foot.
00:28
He's a stocky male,
00:30
probably in his 30s.
00:35
He's a white male.
00:42
And for a copy, he's not in the vehicle? We don't know.
00:50
We have both vehicles here.
00:51
He could be on foot in the area.
00:57
I copy.
01:20
1011.
01:23
Go ahead.
01:26
2 out of 7.4 to 1011.
01:28
2 Tom 94 and I are making our way to the alley just north of them.
01:33
We're going to see if we can get a better angle on them.
01:37
Copy.
01:39
Quick brief from officer involved,
01:42
basically. This suspect got a DUI.
01:45
The driver that flagged down officers is an unrelated,
01:48
unbiased Uber driver.
01:50
He gets explained,
01:52
make a left, make a left, make a left to basically ambush the officer, says, hey, I just got a DUI.
01:57
I'm going to shoot it out.
01:58
The Uber driver can hear him loading things in the magazine?
02:02
And Uber driver first.
02:06
Uber driver exited the vehicle and ran in flagged down police.
02:11
Unknown where he's at lasting in the vehicle, unknown if he's still in the vehicle.
02:16
I want officers out of their vehicles in the way from lights so they're not being used as targets.
02:23
Two Lincoln Nine is there a way you can go a little bit south on that elevated platform so you're not next to a vehicle?
02:38
African-Dade is 1011.
02:40
Where are you at so you can come to you further brief?
02:43
I'm at 6th and 4th on the eastern corner.
02:48
I need northbound and southbound 4th Avenue shut down.
03:01
Fourth Avenue or 6th Avenue?
03:06
My apologies, 4th Street and 6th Avenue.
03:33
361, I need you have locked southbound,
03:37
please.
03:44
274, 23 in the alley,
03:46
probably 60 feet north of a suspect vehicle.
03:49
Can't see if anybody's in it, but if somebody does move, we'll have a pretty good view and angle on them.
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Location mentioned:
N 6th Ave & E 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85705
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