Threatened to shoot call taker with rifle, Columbus OH


The audio reports a text sent to emergency services from near 2nd St threatening to come to the radio room and kill the call taker with an AR-15. The sender stopped texting. The caller was inside a building, possibly an apartment. The suspect had earlier picked up a firearm and left it on the kitchen counter. The exact apartment number is unknown.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Dispatch - Citywide
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Transcript:
A text was sent to (number withheld) from near 2nd St saying the sender would come to the radio room and kill the call taker with an AR-15, then stopped texting. The caller was inside the building and sounded injured. The suspect earlier picked up a firearm and left it on the kitchen counter. The apartment number was not known.
A text was sent to (number withheld) from near 2nd St saying the sender would come to the radio room and kill the call taker with an AR-15, then stopped texting. The caller was inside the building and sounded injured. The suspect earlier picked up a firearm and left it on the kitchen counter. The apartment number was not known.
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Location mentioned:
Near 2nd St, Columbus, OH 43217
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