Gunshots reported outside Wise Library, Morgantown WV
WeaponsCallers report hearing gunshots outside Wise Library near University Avenue. A man carrying a rifle was seen running outside. Several people said they are barricaded in a first-floor storage room inside the library. Campus and local police units are responding and checking the area.
Audio|Source: Monongalia County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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638 unit for backup shots heard[1] University Avenue outside of Wise Library break the taking reports possible active shooter[3] 1498 University Avenue at Wyce Library WV is notified as well I got got received a call of eyes a male running outside with a rifle his long black hair white shirt and gray pants
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Caller advised subjects are barricaded[2] inside. UPD is also in row. Mack 1-04. What's the 20 on that? 31 in route officer. What's the location? 1498 University Avenue's the WISE Library. 1498 University Avenue Wise Library. They've heard four shots.
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Unknown if anybody has actually been hit. White male with a white shirt, gray pants. This next to the... This next to the... This next to an outlier. Affirmative. The corner of the area 740. 33 is the area? 740.
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Okay, is there any update? Zach 141. I'm in Ralph, University of me. Call me. ...in the first floor in the storage room in the library. The call was transferred from dispatch. We're still trying to...
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Get further, there's no more calls, any more 911 calls. Unit Center at University Avenue. We did receive only one calls. 22 is direct on University Avenue. Copy. I'm back on scene. 122 on scene, 742.
02:08
9 621 was last 9 location suspect. Mack, one third. Go ahead. What's going on in university? Last location was in front of Wise Library. Dispatch advisor, he also called from a block number.
02:35
Receives one call. There's an active shooter[3] at the library. Mail was outside. They was parricated in the storage room on the first floor. Camera. Okay. What's the address of the library? 1498 University Avenue. Okay.
03:04
Day one morrows, come over and help me. Your discretion, UPD and Morgan Town is going. 122. Goodhead. These are our own scene. Advising there's been no, nothing going on at this time. That's called. The employee advise is nothing going on to 24. 620 and 625.
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are on Prospect Street. Prospect 744. 3.3. We're inside. Clean a building. 9609. What was the location, the caller said they were barricated? They advised they were on the first floor in the storage room.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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shots heard: Possible active shooter
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barricaded: Subjects barricaded inside
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active shooter: Possible active shooter situation
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Location mentioned:
Near University Ave, Morgantown, WV 26505
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