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Gunshots erupt in west alley near Polk St triggering swift police responseTopeka KS

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SW Polk St, Topeka, KS

Near Polk Street in Topeka, officers heard gunshots from a west alley and quickly moved to secure the area, advising units to approach from the south while searching for suspects.

Audio|Source: Topeka Police Dispatch - East and West
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Transcript:
00:00
CSI-1. We just had gunshots across the alley to the west from our location.
00:06
Ten-four, about how many? Three or four.
00:11
It sounded pretty close to us.
00:13
It sounded like it was just coming from the west of the alley,
00:17
and just maybe a little bit to the north to get some back to 1039.
00:22
Ten-four and ten twenty-five.
00:25
Investigator seven have units come south from Polk.
00:29
Ten-four, seven-four.
00:32
Investigator seven to Chris, are you ten-four?
00:36
I am, a crude officer Blake, are you ten-four?
00:41
I'm ten-four.
00:42
See if I want anyone coming in the area.
00:49
Near the CSI van in the parking lot, facing back to the north off of that west alley from Polk,
00:57
the alley that runs right behind 1215.
01:01
434. Can I have you now?
01:04
So we're.
01:06
Okay,
01:10
not up from the station.
01:13
10.28.
01:18
Four twenty-six.
01:21
35. Any seven to ten any mail email?
01:25
Ten-four, ten-twenty-nine.
01:26
Four-twenty-six.
01:28
Officer Blake, come here and relieve me and I'll go to that back alley and see what we've got going on.
01:33
Key two seventy-nine east side.
01:36
Christopher, just stay put for now.
01:38
I got him.
01:40
Is there sending to Polk? I'm already en route.
01:43
104. All units responding to Polk advice come in from the south.
01:48
104.
01:49
4-26-1. Did they meet? 39.
01:59
104 CSI-1 requested 1039.
02:05
I keep on telling you 1039.
02:11
Beth, are you getting any calls?
02:15
That's the moment now.
02:21
Get you, I don't poke.
02:24
Jerkins, 31.
02:29
He's from the west side of the building, I think, the alley.
02:32
426, I'm here.
02:34
Thank you.
02:38
Hey!
02:40
14mute, you traffic.
02:46
Oh, Ruth, they're saying it came from the alleyway.
02:49
They don't know if they were directed towards them or not.
02:57
Christopher,
02:58
do you need coming with you? No, I think it's fine here in the courtyard.
03:07
2423 in the area on Polk.
03:08
10th is yours.
03:14
CSI 1. We've probably got enough here for now.
03:18
104. Break any more units are flying to hunt you and Polk can disregard.
03:28
For any of you guys in the alley, a lot of the people are coming out the apartments and gathering up here in the courtyards, so don't be surprised they pop out there in the alley next to you, you're in a minute.
03:38
Time for.
03:43
Is there anybody to the west of the alleyway?
03:48
426. We just walked the alley all the way to 12 stream.
03:50
We're 277 so far.
03:54
104.
03:58
And it's possible it was further west or it was someone maybe driving on the street just to the north, so there ended up being north west of us.

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SW Polk St, Topeka, KS

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