Man armed with rifle and revolver inside house during standoff, Garfield Heights OH


A man armed with an AK-style rifle and a revolver is inside a house near Park Knoll. He is not cooperating, seen yelling and shutting the door. Police have deployed a drone and are positioning officers around the house during a standoff.
Audio|Source: Garfield and Maple Heights Police - Digital
06:38
Transcript:
00:00
All right, she's stating the males in the house, near Park Knoll, he is armed.
00:05
She's stating he has an AK and a revolver.
00:08
Yeah, you got the drone up to cover the back.
00:10
Yeah, so is it the house that she's parked in front?
00:12
It's a, there's a white, a small white sedan in the driveway.
00:17
He just looked at the, he just looked out the front window.
00:21
He's definitely in the house.
00:22
All right, he just shut the door.
00:23
It's probably locking it.
00:24
I need officers at the rear of the house.
00:29
Privates your radio.
00:30
Ending 383441.
00:31
The house is near Park Knoll.
00:33
I need officers at the back,
00:34
a backup address from near Park Knoll partner.
00:38
570. Go ahead.
00:39
Go to the rear area through some other yards.
00:42
Sir, can you read back?
00:43
It's 548 there with you.
00:44
Negative.
00:45
Give me a call, we're on that roadway, please.
00:47
Got it. Okay.
00:48
Mike, is it the one with the silver car park for the street in front of it?
00:52
So there's a white foot and in the driveway facing out to the street.
00:58
Slow down, get everything in place first before we start making an ounce and make it moves.
01:01
Yeah, I'm waiting, but he already saw me, so he definitely closed the door.
01:07
His name is (name withheld), I don't know his last name, but someone can speak with the victim a little further.
01:11
I told them to get out of here.
01:13
I can speak with her, but I just pulled over here.
01:15
I'm going towards Henry.
01:16
He was in a white Chevy Traverse.
01:18
She has a family member with her as well on a black meet.
01:21
What's the address to the rear of that house?
01:23
4612, the radio?
01:24
That's good. I've arrived on Maplewood.
01:26
I've refused to running out of the house.
01:28
Hey.
01:29
All right, he's at the front door right now.
01:31
He keeps coming back, going back into the house, though.
01:33
Let me know when you guys get the back cover, I can zoom in.
01:35
I'm on the track to see the guy in his hands.
01:37
He had a stall phone in his hand, but he went back inside and closed his door, so who knows?
01:42
55 may he's 09, 124.09.
01:47
Good. We're trying to talk to him, but he's not cooperating, he's just screaming and yelling and he's shutting the door.
01:53
The only person that can cover the back is where I'm at my position.
01:57
Five. There's a privacy fence that you can see throughout.
01:59
Okay.
02:00
If anyone's with the victim, can we get the mail phone number?
02:03
Or if the dispatch can call the victim, just trying to get his number.
02:08
It's a lot in the house, obviously irritating himself or what?
02:12
Sounds like someone's districting the door, something that'd be.
02:16
583 Radio, I'm back in.
02:22
No blocked off from Henry.
02:26
All right,
02:28
if anyone is available to block off the street, cars are trying to get down here.
02:32
Alright, just hang off on calling.
02:34
You get a good number.
02:35
We get all blocked on.
02:36
Yeah, I'm not calling yet.
02:37
I just wanted to get his number just to get ahead of the schedule.
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Location mentioned:
Near Park Knoll Dr, Garfield Heights, OH 44125
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