Single gunshot reported near Howe Road Park, Tallmadge OH
Police responded to a report of a single gunshot near Howe Road Park. A gray SUV left the area quickly. Officers evacuated nearby civilians and used a drone to search the wooded areas. No further information about suspects or victims was given.
Audio|Source: Stow Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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In another call, it was a male and a gray SUV hatchback.
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Towards the tennis courts, a car raced up the hill and then went back down.
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The car heard one gunshot.
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The gray SUV was leaving the scene when you guys showed up.
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I'll do that.
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Holding the channel for town is all units move to PD1A.
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Thomas has five to any other responding officers there's some people in the dog parks get out of them evacuate please.
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Thomas 32 your last traffic from dispatch spread over tennis courts there's nothing like that at the Howe Road Park but they're from at Upper Lions and confirm the location please.
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The caller is currently at the dog park, plaid shirt and jacket.
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I'm sure if it's going to be tennis courts, he is willing to have an officer.
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Copy, we're walking with the head down.
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He won 57.
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Thomas F. 5 is there used to be tennis courts down here, so maybe use this reference during that.
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Copy, he's going up for you guys right now.
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Dan, it's talking to.
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Copy.
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I say you turn it, that's five.
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What do you want 33 at?
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Um,
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I think you just go to the front of the park, set the drone up,
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fly it back by myself in 12th cruisers.
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We're in the rear of the park.
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I'm not sure where, maybe you can put the infrared on, get us somewhere.
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Okay, we'll be in about five minutes.
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This gentleman said that he doesn't know if it was a multiple vehicle occupant vehicle so they went all the way to the back of the park he heard a single small caliber gunshot and the vehicle left of the area what was the description of that vehicle too?
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It's gray.
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It's smaller than the gray SUV that just left.
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So we ruled that one out.
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Okay.
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Maybe get that info.
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It was trying to flop something.
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I could probably review my camera, I passed it, coming downhill as I was going up.
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He kind of posed the thought that maybe they, an animal back here, and then left.
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He said they flew into the park,
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and they left almost as quickly after the gunshot.
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Aaron, do you want to check clock for the last hour for some small gray SUVs?
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Okay,
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perfect. Okay,
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time at the time of death five.
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Good. Good.
03:05
Could you have one call with that phone number and it came from a (name withheld)?
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How are you from?
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Tiger Falls.
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Copy. Police had a false.
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Evening out to the address.
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Affirm, and also it looks like the accident call we had was a (name withheld), and he drove a silver and then inside Mazda hatchback.
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Copy. Catch that plate and vehicle for the call as well as both of those people.
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April Park.
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That's right.
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That's right.
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That's right.
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If you're an operator coming, can you see what you do the second one? It's either viral or just be.
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Do you have any wooded area back here?
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Copy.
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Best 5.
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Good.
04:14
Tom and Jeffrey is going to send their drone.
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We have them link up with Tom and Genet 33 and divide this area up amongst themselves.
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I copy for the show.
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I'm watching.
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More than I are in the very rear of the park.
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I'm off to the southeast.
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And there's a few seconds southwest of Car 3's location in the woods close to that field.
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Location mentioned:
Howe Rd Park, 988 E Howe Rd, Tallmadge, OH 44278
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