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Police confront armed suspect on rooftop in Los AngelesLos Angeles CA

audio iconAssault
W 49th St, Los Angeles, CA

Police are attempting to arrest a possibly armed suspect who has retreated to a rooftop near West 49 St in Los Angeles. Officers requested shields and formed teams to confront the individual. The suspect is linked to an assault with deadly weapon. Authorities coordinate positions and consider negotiation to bring the suspect down safely.

Audio|Source: LAPD - South Bureau
05:16
Transcript:
00:00
A two more officers and a shield and two more officers just to assist with the arrest team on this side if you can give it.
00:08
If I could just get 140 with our team and then you guys keep the rest on.
00:13
If you guys can spare it's better location for the stackup it's a new one five seven nine west forty nine street to the rear
00:22
George if you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and you and be able to be able to be able to the alley move moving back to the alley.
00:32
If this food comes back more found I don't know how comfortable you guys are we're just going up there with them it doesn't seem like he's working or anything more scared of anything.
00:44
That as our last resort.
00:45
This is a head zone by lost side.
00:46
Units to the rear of near West 49 St in case we jumps with them.
00:51
Thank you so for you guys with us.
00:57
8. 8. 803, West 97.
00:59
8.5, West 927.9.5.
01:04
Identify only?
01:08
A1. H1, Roger.
01:10
Battery 202 South Main Street Code 2[1] Incident 520266 already 1268 The family members to the scene so just uh for him following
01:23
Is that termination?
01:25
Bunch Do you still need the shield in 40?
01:28
Location? Location.
01:29
Code 4[2] information only, Kaiser Wesley.
01:33
An additional unit for follow-up
01:34
An additional unit for follow-up? A new for follow-up, 283-U, West Imperial Highway.
01:37
35 each other around.
01:38
State 418828335.
01:39
17th unit 10 to 839 your battery suspect there now at near West 602nd Street is now an ADW[3] suspect there now PR called back states a few suspects, male unknowns armed with guns are you and heard in the background it's now code 3 incident 4958 and already 1248
01:55
48 West 75th suspect in custody
01:57
Anything you see needs to get plugged or readjusted.
02:00
Okay look good out you had officers one backyard east of.
02:07
They're still there and I think coppers west of the backyard of the target and they're west of the garage.
02:14
He's moving back towards the alley now but it looks good.
02:17
And then he's on the following somebody.
02:19
So just as he keeps looking around, he may be waiting for someone to pull up for an avenue of escape.
02:24
So you can show us around 241.
02:26
Okay,
02:27
you can show us code six and forty one.
02:31
Roger. If we have to get some family or someone to talk some reason to get him off to get him off to get him off from this room.
02:38
In the meantime there's still westbound traffic open up down here on 4-8 if we get somebody's stuff there you go takes going up there so 4-8 is sealed off in Harvard and think for now
02:49
of this property and see anyone coming in trying to get as much info from them as possible hit up one of the supervisors and see if they can come back here and hopefully if they're not 415[4] get this guy to come down off this roof
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Code 2: Respond without lights and sirens (urgent, but not life-threatening)
[2]
Code 4: Situation under control, no further assistance needed
[3]
ADW: Assault with Deadly Weapon
[4]
415: Disturbance

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