Man with hatchet threatens another near North Thurston High, Olympia WA


A man with schizophrenia threatened another person with a hatchet after an argument. Staff took the hatchet and kept it in their office. The suspect may have an unloaded firearm and is being followed by a staff member near North Thurston High School. Police are responding and local schools are on lockdown.
Audio|Source: Thurston County Fire, EMS and Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Copy. Just for information, it seems like one of the subjects, who has schizophrenia was talking to himself, that irritated another subject.
00:07
The person with schizophrenia grabbed the hatchet and threatened to harm the other subject.
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Did you have two trial six four?
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Two trial six for good.
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Penn's my current for notes and I will be en route to back 42.
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You see.
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Engine 04, METIC 4, Fire-Ops 3, ALS Response.
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At near Lily Road Northeast, number 100.
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Cross Street is between Providence Lane Northeast and 12th Avenue Northeast.
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Number 42 to Charles 64.
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The calling party is staff and staff has the hatchet in their office.
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Forty-two copy in the area.
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Copy in the area.
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Chastain's, also blood pressure is low, busyness, and is pale.
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Bill 6'1 in the area.
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Six pyl next.
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Capital Olympics, 2.
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Olympic 2. We're in need of a lift assist at near Devonshire Street Southeast.
00:58
Receive? I'll just take one more, reverse closest.
01:00
Let's just one more unit, whoever's closest.
01:03
We're both around the corner.
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Age 33, BLS Yellow Response.
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Near Devonshire Street Southeast.
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Cross Street is between Hampton Street, Southeast and 57th Avenue Southeast.
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Dopper at all in five around just St.
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Olympic 5, 13, 12.
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All right, it's six Polly, is going to have contact with Michael.
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Six to Light.
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Oh, this is six now, both now.
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Right. Seventy. 13, 30.
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Capitol from 8 to 33.
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833. We're going to stand now.
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We've made contact with Olympic Games and they're going to send Olympic 1 to help out Olympic 2.
01:31
Copy that. Next to what was the location?
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Near Martin Way East at Sector Arms.
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61. Thanks for all being around.
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I copy two trial, six four, two boys, six one.
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This will be a tall male with a white shirt.
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We're still gathering further.
01:46
It looks like last direction of travel were near North Thurston High School.
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For information, he's still armed with a firearm, but staff is saying it was not loaded.
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Staff member is following that male.
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The staff member is wearing a black sweatshirt blue jeans with black boots.
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This is where I caught me.
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Can they let Northerson know?
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Affirmative. Can we get contact info for the employee following?
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Copy. 1330. They seen it's in route to North Thurston.
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There's a male wearing a black sweatshirt, short hair, has it done.
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There's another male punched over,
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trying to walk away.
02:22
Are you advising they're walking towards Cedar Coney on 6th across the street from the school? We're still on the line trying to get further.
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Thank you for 9.
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I'm allowed also.
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Go ahead, Rosso.
02:31
Can you put Northhurst in on lockdown for now? Affirmative.
02:36
As well as Chinook and the other schools in the area.
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Affirmative.
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Location mentioned:
Near Sleater Kinney Rd NE, Olympia, WA 98506
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