Man armed with revolver inside vehicle during house fire, Lafayette IN
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WeaponsEmergency units responded to a house fire near Jersey Lane. All occupants were out of the residence. A man who cleared his family from the house was armed with a revolver and was inside a parked vehicle with a young child and an adult relative. Smoke was visible from an upstairs window. Fire and police units are actively managing the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement
Listen to dispatch call
02:40
Transcript:
00:00
Is that agreed to assist on a structure fire, Jersey Lane?
00:04
Go to see.
00:06
Go to 4-3. Channel 4-3.
00:13
Units going to Jersey Lane, you can have Channel 4.
00:20
I'm here, 4403-04.
00:22
John.
00:27
How does fire want us to stage?
00:33
Same by, they just got finished us watching them.
00:48
I forgot. For my last traffic stop, let me call the case, please.
00:53
(number withheld).
00:56
Go ahead, must be 23[2].
01:02
Copy, stage on Sussex.
01:05
Keep it open for fire.
01:07
484, go ahead and stage on Coventry.
01:14
My call, I put the phone down.
01:16
I'm still hearing voices.
01:17
I'm not sure if they're still in the house or not.
01:20
Give me some more time, please.
01:24
near Jersey Lane.
01:31
Being advised, everybody's out of the house at this time.
01:35
There.
01:40
(number withheld). I got a fire, same or sure.
01:43
Is it still active?
01:49
That was you. I got a male on Paine.
01:51
He's cleared his family out of the house.
01:52
He has a revolver in his waistband, just 43[1].
01:57
I got it.
02:03
Is he off yet?
02:05
Good.
02:09
Fire is wanting to confirm there is a working fire, correct?
02:17
Okay, firm, I have smoke coming out of an upper floor window.
02:20
Male is reversing with his vehicle from the scene.
02:25
Okay.
02:35
Hey firm, we're stable now.
02:37
He's parked in his vehicle with a young child.
02:39
Here's the grandpa.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
43: Information
[2]
23: Arrived on scene
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Location mentioned:
Jersey Ln, Lafayette, IN 47909
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