Suspect fires shots while moving in backyard, Oakland IA
WeaponsA suspect fired shots and moved around waving in a backyard near Tamarack and Wilco roads north of Oakland, Iowa. Officers used a drone to locate the suspect, who was yelling for help. Roads were shut down in the area as police responded. The suspect was believed to have thermal optics. Multiple units were involved in managing the situation.
Audio|Source: Pottawattamie County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
He's out there yelling.
00:05
The suspect is yelling for help.
00:12
53.
00:14
Can we get a drone close to him so we don't walk into an ambush?
00:21
Not County, 74.
00:23
Screen route.
00:26
2132.
00:31
I'm checked.
00:37
15 and you're broken.
00:38
Let's like to shut off the outside light.
00:44
Clear 21333.
00:50
We'll get this road shut down, too.
00:58
I'll shut it out on the west side of town.
01:04
12.237 says they get a team ready for...
01:11
3.144. Do you have your grown up?
01:16
Okay,
01:18
three, are you coming over across the road or not?
01:25
Yeah, I'm loading up.
01:30
I'll come over to you as well.
01:40
Shots fired 2136.
01:44
37 says to hold back, Alan.
01:49
Keep them air clear.
01:50
Shots are fired by the suspect, not by us.
01:57
53-3, I'm almost there on Tamarack.
02:00
You want me to hang with them?
02:07
Just north of Oakland,
02:09
7-812, you need more manpower down there.
02:16
Come up on the drone.
02:23
53 to all units, be advised, 7-844 advised the suspect potentially has thermal optics.
02:34
7-844, I've got him on my thermal now.
02:37
He's dancing around in the backyard, waving his hands around.
02:41
He's far enough away though I cannot tell a weapon on thermal.
02:48
You need to get these roads shut down right now. Someone needs to go to the west and shut tamaract down. We're getting back with like a mother here.
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Oakland, IA 51560
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