Armed man holds female hostage with rifle near West St, Hinesville GA
WeaponsPolice are at a building near West Street responding to an armed man holding a female hostage at rifle point. Negotiations are ongoing and they are assessing the situation including possible explosives.
Audio|Source: Liberty and Long County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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All right, CR5-1 has an eye on what appears to be a hostage taker.
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Black male, thin,
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tall, holding a rifle, female is standing in front of them.
00:17
Pete, would it be possible that I send a format element that once you're in, they can get the keys from you and they can go around and pop the door that's on our side of the problem?
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So my 34. I read you.
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Zero fifty to command.
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Zero fifty command.
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Go ahead.
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Take your out clear shot in the hallway.
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I'll copy.
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EOD says negative that they don't know what kind of explosives he has.
01:25
I want you to wait.
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Continue to negotiate.
01:32
He's in the hallway with the hostage.
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He's got a rifle.
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He's using the female as a tripod for the rifle.
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We're an old pattern right now.
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They're not ready to escalate.
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They're negotiating.
01:52
Gammon and Holden, if you don't have angles from there, move to us.
02:02
Daisy chains, with some obstacles in front of them as well to hinder the maneuver.
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The movement, excuse me, of entry.
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He's shifting back and forth with the hostage.
02:13
Again, rifle on the radio off of her left shoulder.
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to us here and it's the DOD wants to know if you can describe the bomb or maybe possibly take photos and put them in the thread.
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Location mentioned:
West St, Hinesville, GA 31313
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