Man armed with long gun fires shots and retreats to home, Cleveland TN
A male armed with a long gun fired shots near the tri-state area and then retreated into his home near Whisperwood Trail NE in Cleveland, Tennessee. He had been combative during a medical call and fled the scene. Emergency services and law enforcement staged at a nearby church for safety. The location has a history of violent incidents and firearms.
Audio|Source: Bradley County Sheriff, Cleveland Police, Fire Rescue and MAC
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Transcript:
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He spoke with EMS.
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They said they went out on an unconscious person right here in the county.
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He woke up, grabbed a gun, took off, was combative with them.
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And so far, county's got,
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sounds like active shooter maybe, towards the tri-state area.
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He's just shooting off around the other direction, so...
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505 to show us out at first half.
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I copy.
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I'm sitting up in the loss.
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The nail from Whisperwood's G.A.
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The caller got his wife back inside and said they went out and he was gone.
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He had some type of long gun with it.
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That's one of the units, UMS units are staged at first practice.
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Do we have any priors at this location?
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Stand by.
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The unit's Tricle, the aware dispatcher with PD said that there was a...
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Do you have a history? There's a flag on that account back from February of 24.
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History of the E48 combative and has AK-47s in the residence.
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Repeat, there's a flag on the residence?
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Back into his house with a long gun.
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7209.
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Go ahead, sir.
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Yes, sir, do you want us to sit here at First Baptist or you want us to go down there and help the county out?
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It's just hold that where you're at unless they ask for persistence.
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1040. I copy.
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I mean.
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I copy.
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I mean.
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I. I mean.
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Good.
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My cell phone's 66.
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I'm right here at Urbane in Stoke.
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I copy.
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So too.
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Clint.
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Can you get a hold of EMS and ask if the wife has any access to cameras inside the home or anything so we can verify he's in there or not?
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3362, 3385, copy a domestic at Brookdale, Mel Vernon.
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Okay, five.
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66.
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Correction.
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It's going to be assault in progress.
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Brookdale, Mount Vernon, near Mount Vernon Drive Northwest,
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advising that a suspect was on scene about two minutes ago assaulted somebody.
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Still getting further.
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Copy, they're asking now.
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511.
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Mines is stating that she does not have cameras.
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Copy.
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Currently walking around, still getting further.
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Go to 2-210.
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Go ahead.
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Call in the dispatch, see if you can get a cell phone number for him, see if you can try to make some kind of contact with him.
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6285. Your victim's going to be at James Barnett, Room 108, and a wheelchair.
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511, can you get the husband's cell phone number fours, please?
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Yes, ma'am.
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Also be advised 9-1-1 Quisperwood Trail.
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We've got a subject here at the church stating that his boat's gate was open and it wasn't open before once that area is checked out.
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I copy.
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MS1, wife has the subject phone.
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(Name withheld) hasn't seen him go back to his house, I believe it's a word three called in advice, that is,
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wife's coworker who's a neighbor, seeing him go back into his house.
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Location mentioned:
Whisperwood Trail NE, Cleveland, TN 37312
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