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Man flees on foot armed with a pistol near Monument Avenue, Petersburg VA

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Weapons

Reported: 12/19/2025 06:12 PM

Southampton St & Monument Ave, Petersburg, VA 23803

As discussed during the dispatch call, a man fled on foot near Monument Avenue and Southampton Street while armed with a pistol. Officers deployed a taser, and multiple vehicles attempted to catch up with the individual.

Audio|Heard on: Petersburg Police

Listen to dispatch call

01:29

Transcript:

00:00

Break, break, break, break.

00:01

I got an easier from chasing a male black, white t-shirt,

00:05

ski man, he's just drawing the pistol.

00:07

And then you just come in there when you pick it up.

00:10

Hello.

00:11

He's all the time.

00:14

He keeps to be careful, you got a group coming towards you.

00:24

What's the point?

00:26

Try to pick them.

00:30

Every following, we're going to be.

00:32

Send by.

00:38

Because we want to send you a mess to our location.

00:45

Up there, EADC.

00:49

We're on monument now.

00:52

Taser deployed.

00:55

Hey, the folks are going to be at Monument and Southampton.

01:02

Hey, guys. Just the way.

01:06

Hey, the two, y'all go ahead, get to him.

01:11

I had to turn around and pick the gun up.

01:15

See, we're out with it.

01:19

Be advised he had two vehicles pull off trying to catch up with him.

01:26

It was like a van full of people in a heading that way.

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Location mentioned:

Southampton St & Monument Ave, Petersburg, VA 23803

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