Man holds object resembling rifle near Lee Rd and Chagrin Blvd, Shaker Heights OH


A man wearing a gray sweatshirt was seen holding a slender object in a manner similar to holding a rifle near Lee Rd and Chagrin Blvd in Shaker Heights. Officers observed him near the animal hospital and the bus shelter on the northeast corner of these roads. There was no confirmation that the object was a weapon or that he threatened anyone.
Audio|Source: Shaker Heights Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
00:00
93, where exactly did you see him? Can see him again?
00:08
That way, try to just observe from a distance and then if you find somebody, make a plan before we approach.
00:16
All right, he's at least Grin, cross back over the east side of the street.
00:21
It's like he's going to go east on Shagrin.
00:23
I'm hanging back.
00:25
The one's right here.
00:27
Is he in front of the animal hospital?
00:31
A firm. Blackmale, gray sweatshirt.
00:36
I get a better visual from Kenya.
00:52
Yeah, he's stopped at the crosswalk at an instrument right now.
00:58
Did you observe him, uh, point at anybody or doing anything with it?
01:07
Negative. Like I said initially, I'm not certain it was a rifle.
01:11
He's just holding a slender object the same way you would hold a rifle.
01:16
Okay.
01:22
Yeah, he's by the bus shelter on the northeast corner of Lee Rd.
01:32
Now, whatever...
01:33
He just heads down on the bench.
01:36
... behind me else...
01:42
Three ones approaching from, Winslow Court.
01:46
Parking lot, Hindance.
01:48
All right, whoever's been in 22, so here you're reviewing your holding some current in equals.
01:57
Okay,
02:01
right now we have an I3.
02:03
Copy.
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