Juveniles run through store possibly carrying gun, West Lafayette IN
WeaponsPolice responded to reports of three juveniles wearing hoodies and backpacks who ran through a store yelling. One juvenile with a white backpack was believed to be carrying a gun, which was briefly shown by pulling up their shirt. The juveniles fled toward nearby apartments and a Walmart store in Lafayette, Indiana.
Audio|Source: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Kathy.
00:05
Just 43, not sharing their intention, but as soon as they walked in, one had a mask on and they put up their hood, and they immediately started running through the store yelling.
00:13
This was not displayed until the manager told them they needed to leave,
00:17
and then they took off running.
00:22
Copy, Lafayette, 436. If the next arriving unit can come take my place on the northwest corner, and I'll go back and talk to the CP.
00:29
5.30, I can come take your place on right next to you.
00:33
Copy.
00:39
Lafayette, 436.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:47
Was it a different person that said they saw him jump over the fence?
00:52
Affirm, it was another customer that walked in after.
00:56
Copy, you have their contact info.
00:59
I'll get that. Copy, thank you.
01:06
436 they sent him over to you not have his contact information right now. Yeah, yeah, we're talking to that.
01:16
A couple that just came out or up by Gordon Food Service, crossing Concord now at three,
01:25
looks like three individuals.
01:33
Lost, yeah, 436.
01:36
Switch one or Ractor 4, you're on 5?
01:42
The witness said that they jumped up fence.
01:45
It'll be right behind the furthest northeast building of the apartment complex.
01:58
Just look that up on the map and get the address of the farthest northwest building in the apartment complex and put that in a notice if they jump the fence somewhere behind there.
02:08
Copy. It's 201.
02:14
83, those individuals may have gone into Walmart. I'm going to go walk around there and see if I can't locate them.
02:21
Have it.
02:26
Can you describe any of them with one of them wearing a red sock hat?
02:33
Not to me, just had two were shorter, one was taller,
02:37
one was light skin, and they just noticed the colored backpacks.
02:40
One of the black hoodies may have had red writing on it.
02:48
I'm still working out a further description, but yeah, it's just the two short and one taller one for now with the colored backpacks.
02:59
3683. Go ahead.
03:12
Two shorter kids, one with a white backpack and it looks like another one with a blue and black backpack.
03:25
Yeah, I'd say they do good to stop, so just 43, he said that the kid in the white backpack had a gun tucked in his front waistband, and he just pulled a shirt up and flashed it, so he didn't actually see it, it's not sure it's where you're on.
03:38
All right, they're currently crossing, I think,
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the men's wear right now, going towards the front.
03:45
Lockheed at 36, on two.
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Offi at 532, I'll be out with 83 at one more.
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Thank you.
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Near Sagamore Pkwy W, West Lafayette, IN 47906
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