Armed suspect isolated in apartment with shotguns, Salem OR


Police are responding to an incident at an apartment near Claxter Rd NE and 25th Ave NE where a suspect is inside alone, armed with multiple shotguns. Officers have established visual containment and are preparing for a possible arrest. The suspect is yelling from inside the apartment.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
05:16
Transcript:
00:00
He currently has two of the shotguns at his hand.
00:01
There's two others inside the house.
00:03
2.7[4]. Have one of them meet us out at 25th and have them step away from the doors, please.
00:10
Okay. Here shortly.
00:11
Do you have anybody responding with a shield?
00:13
2.7[4]-597 go ahead I do I'll see if you might grab the F-350[2] I gotta see how this lay's out first though
00:29
I'm paragraph as in sight of you I can flip around and that's somebody else is back into the station
00:33
No, you keep en route.
00:35
I'll take a look here.
00:37
Two of us are about to turn on to 20 kids.
00:39
2.7[4], let's keep the comp on the line for this, have them walk out to the street unit coming up with me.
00:45
499[6]. This is another one gets with you.
00:47
Let's get eyes on the front door this place and get a layout.
00:49
Okay.
00:50
406[5], I'll grab that 3.50.
00:51
455[1]-2-2-2. Are you going to keep this on one or go to two?
00:54
Let's keep it on one for now.
00:58
Everybody else is not on the Bird Call.
00:59
Go to Channel 2.
01:00
Burnt call, stay Channel 1.
01:01
2.7[4] to 539[7].
01:05
Were you available for drone?
01:07
Yeah, once we're at code 4, she's...
01:10
He's armed.
01:11
Visual containment with long rifle.
01:13
Then once you get that there, if we can get a UAS[3] up on it.
01:18
Round 5227.
01:19
Go ahead.
01:20
I took the bird this morning I could just grab the apartment layout.
01:22
Well,
01:23
I don't need it on the air right now.
01:25
A radio we can confirm, or whoever's with the comp, confirm he's alone in the apartment, please.
01:30
Just going to be we're keeping the bird on Channel 1 and everything else is on Channel 2?
01:33
For now, let's do that.
01:34
Copy. 273 to call saying nobody else is in the house but him.
01:36
Copy. Then for now let's just get a visual containment, find some hardcover.
01:40
227 to 406[5].
01:42
I don't know if the 350 is going to be useful, but let's bring it up here.
01:46
You can meet me here just north of the intersection of Clackster in 25th.
01:50
Five to nine break.
01:51
Here's with our call.
01:52
273. It just confirmed that her, it's the second story, immediately adjacent to the rental office.
01:58
273, she said it's across the rental office.
02:02
I copy. We're a reposition.
02:04
I think we have somewhat containment.
02:05
227, just for planning, the armor won't work.
02:08
Yeah, I look at the map, I suspecting that, but he's 406[5], so you already grabbed it.
02:14
406[5], I'm mission airport now heading towards the station.
02:17
Copy. It won't be of use to us, so just stand by on that.
02:22
I copy. You still want to go on the station here, why we head to you?
02:25
Once you head to me, 2.7[4] to 539[7].
02:28
Can you identify what personnel we need there for containment and a potential arrest team?
02:34
And then I'll give me a call when you got that.
02:36
Yeah, we just have bare minimum for containment right now.
02:39
9-539[7]. I'm hearing yelling coming from the apartment.
02:41
I can't tell what he's yelling about though.
02:43
I got the our visual on front door.
02:45
Incoming units need to be off of the furthest north entrance.
02:49
He's yelling something at us but we can't tell what is the glass window.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
455: Unit identifier or call sign
[2]
F-350: Police vehicle (possibly armored)
[3]
UAS: Unmanned Aerial System (drone)
[4]
2.7: Unit identifier or call sign
[5]
406: Unit identifier or call sign
[6]
499: Unit identifier or call sign
[7]
539: Unit identifier or call sign
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Location mentioned:
Claxter Rd NE & 25th Ave NE, Salem, OR 97301
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