Man fires gun near mini-mart, white car flees east on Rankin, Gastonia NC
WeaponsOfficers responded to reports of a man firing a gun in the front yard near a mini-mart on Rankin Avenue. Witnesses saw the man shooting toward the store and at a black Ford Fusion car, which then fled east on Rankin Avenue. Officers searched the area for shell casings and suspects.
Audio|Source: Gaston County Police/Fire/EMS - Primary Channel
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Transcript:
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What time does the gunshot call come in?
00:06
The final call came in at 1632.
00:11
Other RPs started calling in around 1636.
00:15
Twenty-six feet like a small-down lot.
00:17
Ten-four fifty.
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Charlie three, sitting in two.
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House twenty-eight, four, and Ed.
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House twenty-four, go ahead.
00:26
Okay.
00:27
Can you mark a shipment of the reference end of shift?
00:32
Yes, ma'am.
00:33
I'll be you, tenant. You can send me whatever next.
00:35
Tenor. Can't leave the five, Robert, one.
00:38
I'll say next on the list.
00:39
This is checked subject, 22, 11 each rankling.
00:42
Go ahead.
00:43
I'm sorry, could you copy my 28?
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Do right.
00:48
6132, since I was 1042.
00:51
No, ma'am. 1012.
00:53
One second.
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65132.
00:57
RP's a G-M, they're a bad daddy, but it's a white female.
01:02
Yeah, heavier's that black male, black hoodie, black pants,
01:06
black shoes,
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short hair cut, looks like you have the ghostier or a beard.
01:13
Older probably later 20s, early 30s.
01:17
Just kidding, I think it's supposed to be a white male.
01:19
So white male late 20s dressed up like a witch.
01:23
Which female, uh,
01:25
Robert 1, cat.
01:27
Go ahead with your driver.
01:28
Here you and Drake.
01:31
620 shares off the area High Street.
01:35
620, 104. Okay, I apologize, I believe my mic was pushed up.
01:39
That 28 comes back to a Coleman to a Kenneth Gant subject of Mount Holly Stavs.
01:43
It's active negative 75.
01:45
Got. I was him from the roadway.
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He's got somebody coming to get him.
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I have further when you're ready.
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Two-four, go ahead.
01:52
Going 1061 with a dirt bike, no 1028 display, white male with a multicolored helmet.
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I have a 27, you're ready as well.
02:01
Good, go ahead.
02:02
Charlie, Sun City.
02:03
The RFU that called in about her send your shot out, but she gave the specific address.
02:09
I'll get Casey Street and standoff across.
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Thanks, Acme.
02:15
27 is going to be 9856O86, repeating 98506, 086.
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Just come back to an hour and public.
02:26
Good night, but he's supposed to be wearing a hat.
02:31
601 P2Noverreaching 1 5 thermal.
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246, sloppy.
02:38
There's another subject with a firearm as well, has a black, footy, black pants, and white detail on the back.
02:43
He had his foot up.
02:45
Time for him.
02:48
Begus. Yes,
02:51
ma'am. Could you reach out either to Stanley or IMAP? We're not able to see the progress to see when we're able to clear.
03:00
We just have them advise us when we're going to open this on, ramp back on.
03:06
I'm sure in contact with the DOT down there.
03:09
We'll be up.
03:10
Yep.
03:12
Paying for it.
03:13
Thank you, John. Countly 5.411.
03:15
Suspicious vehicle.
03:17
I don't need to call anybody, right.
03:21
Troy Limb. Maybe you don't have to call anybody if Charlie Five is in contact with them.
03:26
Correct, just wanted to make sure.
03:29
6-7, 6-7 Park Street, it's Captain's Cab, Cross Street Avenue.
03:33
Colorize there is a silver jeek, that's been wrecked.
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It's going to be in the back of the parking lot and give a cell phone tower.
03:40
There's a white mill inside of it.
03:42
We're in white shirt, jacket pants.
03:44
There's also a male subject looking around the trailer that's on the back of the jeep.
03:48
Unknown 28, and there's a dog tied to the front of the jeep as well.
03:53
Campbell.
03:56
He's 31 p.m.
03:57
or a traffic to turn out Meta Drive off his after a difficult few days.
04:02
Colin, is he saying where he saw him running to?
04:05
He just saw him.
04:07
He just saw him before the shooting and he took cover.
04:10
He just heard it.
04:11
1-4-1-HA, tension gas and cars, 10, 1663, IAG-5, Northbound for the 10, be multiple vehicles, and when you turn on the interstate authority, authority, fill, 1648.
04:24
All right.
04:26
Countly the 5, Robert 1.
04:27
I'm going to be out at 223 North Island.
04:30
I spoke with one of the RPs, and they advised that you were standing in this front yard shooting towards the mini-mark.
04:36
I'm going to be looking for jailcases.
04:39
Great guess.
04:42
Yeah, it was about to advise.
04:43
It was like he's on the corner,
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shooting towards the black four fusion.
04:49
That was the parking lot.
04:51
What he's having for Charles Alpastis desist me that? He's not going to push that.
04:54
The four fusion looks like it's missing a bumper.
04:58
This guy just spoke to, said that they were in the corner over here in the fire plug, and the other guy was in the parking lot of the main park.
05:07
Serve two sitting.
05:09
Sir, safe.
05:11
Can you send me that damaged property, please?
05:16
Okay. Okay.
05:18
Samo.
05:22
Did you say the Fort Fusion was black?
05:25
Black, Fort Fusion.
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All right, Charlie, 12, Ken.
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Bob Charlie 12.
05:35
The Ford Fusion pulled out and went east on Rankin.
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Location mentioned:
W Rankin Ave, Gastonia, NC 28052
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