Armed suspect flees vehicle crash, search ongoing, Sahuarita AZ
WeaponsPolice are searching for an armed suspect who fled from a vehicle crash near Sahuarita Park Rd. The suspect is believed to still have a firearm. Officers are using drones, air support, and ground units to contain the area and prepare for a possible confrontation involving gunfire or a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police South Division
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Transcript:
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Once that established and they're briefed,
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they'll start to do a high-risk area search.
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In the meantime, we'll continue with quads, with air and drones.
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Great.
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In the event you do spot somebody that's possibly the suspect will have air focus in on that location along with the drone.
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And we'll have a team move up.
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Do we have anybody on containment on Sarita? Everyone's going north and no one's saying Cala.
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One two, I'll head to Sarita in Okalas and let me get one more unit down there.
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Q0336 and 1060 Sarita Nogales.
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Next one needs to be Sanarita and Sarita says she's going southeast and that's the exact direct quad.
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We have units on Santa Rita right now. You'll me extend further east?
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The units over there by the Walden Grove High School.
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Enforced a minute in the radio, is there? If we can contact Saarita and have a supervisor respond to my location at the railroad tracks crash site.
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Akila 112, I copy.
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76.
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016-0.
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104.
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104. 1-197. I'm going to be taking up a quad on Salaritha Street at East Fico Street.
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104. I copy Pellita. Can you turn on your cross?
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Tawadita Street and East Fico Street.
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Sen.4.
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When I'm at Mitzix, Sam 9.
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Since Haudita and Nogales got covered, do I go to the stop to launch from there?
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Probably 7-6 to that unit. If you're able to come a little bit east of, you'll see my Maverick with the four-way flashers on. This is a dirt road that leads straight into the orchard if you want to take a containment spot here so I can head of the stop.
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Yeah,
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you can launch the drone from the bailout location.
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Sam 9 to dispatch.
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I just got info from Pima County. That survey is available and they're monitoring and ready to launch. They just need a formal request. Can you take care of that, please?
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Watch 63. Survey is approved.
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Ten for us.
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When I'm in six there. I'll be launching and I'll keep at 200 feet if that's okay with you.
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Super.
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Force Command 3.
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Just a cursory search of the vehicle and no gun was located so we can assume that he still has the firearm with him.
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7-7, can you return back over here?
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Force Command 3, in the event that shots are fired from inside of our quads, we're going to try to isolate the area of where they came from,
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formulate a plan with the team, and then we'll move into that location.
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In the event, there's a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Sahuarita Park Rd, Sahuarita, AZ 85629
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