Man barricades in Columbia basement amid assault chaos, Columbia MD
Family OffensePolice respond to a basement domestic disturbance with blood evidence suggesting assault. The suspect fled before officers made contact, sparking a tense search.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Over 31, go ahead.
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All right, maintenance is the phone location.
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I have a better phone number for you if you want to keep it on file.
00:11
Go ahead with it.
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Do you got to take the two on your own half and make sure there's no exit from the basement.
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202, 277,
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4100,
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that's their on-call maintenance.
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Eagle location, you can hold us in service.
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Hour 11 to the unit.
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There's going to be a rear exit.
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It's like a basement apartment.
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How it's okay.
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It's 3.38.
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So we're not caught.
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I'm going to run out.
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Can't fall.
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So we have somebody to stand by the exit.
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Next to the exit from the basement.
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I've got to live myself and two want to be back there.
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Ever 31 to Ever 10.
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For 1040, you're going to make contact with him?
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Oh, yeah, I'm sorry.
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I'll cover your right transmission.
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We're going to attempt to try to go make contact with him.
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Touch that, we're unit.
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Standby, I'm coming up.
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Just going to the plane.
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You're trying to isolate the rest of that resident on the upstairs floor.
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We did ID him.
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He's the author of Burrell Rice, Jr.
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He's number 1 male, 6 foot, 200 pounds.
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There was 11, there were 10.
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What was in the mentor? 24.
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2112.
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K-9-12 to the Edwards units.
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Did she invite him over tonight?
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Do I know? And she said she doesn't know how long he went in the house, but he came into the front door.
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Okay,
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I told that we're 10.
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Are you 10 4th? They stand by until we get there to make contact.
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That's right.
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That's right.
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They were 11 of the units of front.
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If you can check, last time we were here,
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some of the other household let him in.
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It wasn't heard, but some of the juveniles were just going to confirm whether he was actually in the house or not.
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2.50 to every unit.
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So confirming the house still occupied?
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That's right.
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Okay, are we able to get everyone out?
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She's advising that her mother is disabled and she just had a stroke.
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We're able to contain the first floor and the upstairs.
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She's advising that he's downstairs.
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That was 2.1.5.3.1.
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Is that in the house, in the room area, where the door was I broken at?
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The door right next to that.
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We're in the living area where the kitchen has.
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Simple.
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4.11, I'm on the gravel side of the house.
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I can see the whole basement except that you kind of step back with the bathroom and it's, the main area is clear, so he probably is barricaded in that back area at the bathroom.
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We're 11, I'll keep eyes on that door, let no other than no other than one comes through.
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Okay, we can home here.
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Yeah.
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Are you filling out? Tell it, okay.
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Do you have a vaguely related to that subject?
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September 31, I ever 10.
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Just for your 43.
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We have blood in the kitchen.
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You're in... I'm sorry, you see you have what?
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Do you need blood on the floor in the kitchen.
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Hour 11, I have blood on the floor leading from the steps in the bathroom as well.
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Careful.
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We're 31 to Everton.
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That blood trail is going to lead from down the kitchen area down the steps.
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So 10, do you want us to start EMS or do you want us to stand by?
05:03
No, do you go to that EMS having stations? Right.
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5-1-track 3-2 saying you, business alone at the Elkridge Post Office.
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Accept.
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Free join, it'll cancel rock.
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That was 31, which was forever, 10, and 250's information.
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The son that inside the house just said that he left prior to our arrival.
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3-2. You're advising to cancel 5-1.
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I'm completely right.
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I'm almost 20, sorry.
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Yes.
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Hi, I'm direct, thank you.
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It's 6665, Cinnabar Road.
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I'm zone for.
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3.46.
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Edward 11.2, Edward 3.1.
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Are you able to advise where he left? I don't have any blood outside back here.
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Paramedic 145, response,
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6738, all-view drive for an unknown medical emergency.
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He on Alpha 2 at 346.
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K-912. We're coming 61.
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Says the subject to leave in the car or to see on foot.
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And if so, do we have a description.
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Ever 11 interrupt that, I'm sorry.
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We have yelling, I believe, from downstairs.
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Units inside.
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Were you yelling down to him, or is there somewhere downstairs still?
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Ever 31 to 11.
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We were just yelling down.
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Let's see if anyone would respond.
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