Man struck in head with shovel during fight on Spring St, Edwardsville IL


Police and emergency services responded to a fight near Spring St, where a man was hit in the head with a shovel by another man who then left the scene. The suspect may have also had a knife. A mother and two sons were mentioned as possibly involved. Medical aid was needed for the victim. The incident is under investigation and charges are expected.
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Transcript:
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He is responding. Sounds like that's actually near Spring St, near Spring St.
00:05
I have a male on the line advising you to take the head.
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104 on scene.
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104. 23, Ponters.
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8-4-24.
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24. 7-4.
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Attention,
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MS, Station, the editor,
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near Spring St,
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near Spring St, Prompt, Prompt, People Fighting, PD is en route.
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Station 1, copy, 47.
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47 in-Routh.
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Seventy-four, you got anything further?
01:02
The caller's not being very cooperative, I hear working on the phone trying to get a better description.
01:12
Sounds like it's a white, yellow, blue shirt, he hit him in the head with the shovel and walked off towards two or three.
01:21
I'm not missed, you got clothing description?
01:29
He was advising a blue shirt.
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I'm unable to get further from him.
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L.
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Dannyokey and Venice.
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He's now advising that he had a knife as well, just for 43.
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Suddenly, someone I'll say.
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Is that him?
02:05
This one's going to be involved.
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Ten, four. I will go into the bar here and see if anybody walked in.
02:20
He's advising if the mother and two sons have a resident center vehicle.
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He just advised that to me as well.
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Just by actually, you dropped my name.
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Good.
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You mark this fire in the control in hot spots right now.
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Tim Fort.
02:45
Eighty-four, you out of the house?
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Eight-four, I'm ten-twenty-three.
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I also roll with EMS.
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Kenny.
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Seventy-four, I'm out with 84.
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Ten-four.
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Seventy-four, I'm out with 84. Yes, responding to Spring.
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Being secure if you can roll on.
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47 calories.
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7-2-110 10-10-10 -10-10-10-10-10-10 -1-1 17 17 17 13 can you head this way?
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Hello I'm now go ahead
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The room we're in is clear,
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pull the ceiling.
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72, 74.
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Go ahead.
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You're going to need 1-1 EMS unit out there 47.
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24. We're going to have this here.
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All right now.
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109.
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Copy that.
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We are going to have charges here. Do you advise you are going to have charges?
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That's affirmative.
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You will have charges.
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Send one.
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When you get here, can you get a patient mover in the stretcher outside?
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Copy.
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Seventy-two-74, that's not the suspect.
04:43
Had a male posture, he could over the head.
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Ten-four, do you need him for anything?
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Not sure yet, let me speak with 84, but I do not believe so.
04:56
Ten-four, I got a general statement from him.
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Location mentioned:
Spring St, Edwardsville, IL 62025
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