Man runs from police with firearm in pocket in Tacoma


A man suspected of carrying a firearm ran from police near South 84th Street and Alaska Street in Tacoma. Officers lost sight of him during the chase.
Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - South
02:29
Transcript:
00:00Take care, go ahead.00:04Running, found.00:05That's a guy in his pocket.00:08Copy running, running east now with a down in his pocket.00:101040, South 34th Street.00:13Fire floor parking, cutting through, southbound.00:17Reaching, where he's gone right now.00:21Copy running, southbound.00:30Copy back eastbound.00:38Last item, continued eastbound.00:43Copy by side of him last year and eastbound.00:47Black male 6-4.00:5420 years old.00:58Copy Bloss now about 6'4 or 20 years old.01:06The girl, he's wearing a great beanie, red pants,01:11quite sweatshirt.01:14Copy, aside from the race, it's the same exact description.01:18Say that again?01:22Aside from his raise is the exact same description, the RP is, that would be the same guy.01:30And for you know, it's been a black male about 20 years old, 6-4 gray beanie with red pants and a gray sweatshirt and he had the firearm in this pocket.01:40Copy. Copy. Okay.01:42Under 8.6.01:43Possibly an A.R.01:46pistol and a pistol and his waistband.01:51R.B. said it was black.01:54Okay.01:55Okay.01:56Okay. At 86.01:57Okay.
00:00
Take care, go ahead.
00:04
Running, found.
00:05
That's a guy in his pocket.
00:08
Copy running, running east now with a down in his pocket.
00:10
1040, South 34th Street.
00:13
Fire floor parking, cutting through, southbound.
00:17
Reaching, where he's gone right now.
00:21
Copy running, southbound.
00:30
Copy back eastbound.
00:38
Last item, continued eastbound.
00:43
Copy by side of him last year and eastbound.
00:47
Black male 6-4.
00:54
20 years old.
00:58
Copy Bloss now about 6'4 or 20 years old.
01:06
The girl, he's wearing a great beanie, red pants,
01:11
quite sweatshirt.
01:14
Copy, aside from the race, it's the same exact description.
01:18
Say that again?
01:22
Aside from his raise is the exact same description, the RP is, that would be the same guy.
01:30
And for you know, it's been a black male about 20 years old, 6-4 gray beanie with red pants and a gray sweatshirt and he had the firearm in this pocket.
01:40
Copy. Copy. Okay.
01:42
Under 8.6.
01:43
Possibly an A.R.
01:46
pistol and a pistol and his waistband.
01:51
R.B. said it was black.
01:54
Okay.
01:55
Okay.
01:56
Okay. At 86.
01:57
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
96: Weapons (possible firearm)
[2]
11: Assistance (Lakewood unit called for help)
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Location mentioned:
S 84th St & S Alaska St, Tacoma, WA 98444
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