Juveniles fire guns at car wash then flee the scene, Tucson AZ


Multiple juveniles in a silver Toyota Corolla were seen handling firearms at a car wash near S 6th Ave and W Valencia Rd. Shots were fired, and shell casings were found. The juveniles fled before police arrived. Officers are maintaining a presence at the car wash to prevent further incidents.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police South Division
05:31
Transcript:
00:00
Same line. This is the vehicle that I was watching in the area that looks like the occupants were probably, I have had firearms in their waists.
00:08
I'm at 7. I'm with 1U6.
00:11
Eastbound 3.6.
00:13
We're currently at 4th.
00:14
Same 9 of us off the unit.
00:16
We can try to light it up here and we'll conduct a high risk.
00:19
DeFore, you got two units behind you.
00:25
They're yielding just east of fourth.
00:27
One need six.
00:28
The last two units right here, island six, come close off the parking lot, car wash.
00:31
215[1].
00:32
They're taking off, occupied by 4.
00:35
Confirming you, it's a Toyota Corolla.
00:37
Sam 9. We are not in pursuit.
00:39
You can clear the air.
00:40
Copy air is there for that when you say physical further equipment.
00:43
1U6 and 1u8 and Sam 9 all I have is evidence of discharge as the call wash no victims
00:49
Copy there's still the same direction of travel on 3 6 eastbound looks like there are through parks probably approaching Campbell by now 1 u8 that copy but I'm with the SAM unit
01:05
Sam 3, I'm at Channel 36.
01:07
Sam 3.
01:10
That's probably them there that had their blink around that went through the intersection.
01:13
Silver, Toyota Corolla occupied by 4.
01:16
1-2-8 is air up or survey?
01:22
Negative. And the plate returns west to the county.
01:26
Here, Ryan, airfield.
01:28
When I made six.
01:29
I called the carwatch manager.
01:30
He's working on video so we can confirm that was the vehicle that was involved.
01:34
Same mind, three, were you at 36 in Kino when I called that up?
01:37
Yeah, so forth.
01:38
I'm in area circulated.
01:41
Copy. Anyway,
01:42
put an officer safety APL out on that plate.
01:44
Advise Team 3 and Team 2 as well, and County.
01:48
217.
01:49
Sam 9. Can you copy the description that I have of the mail that were associated to the vehicle? Go ahead.
01:55
(number withheld) male about 15 years old black hoofy hair shirtless with dark pants.
02:01
Number three male teenager with red, lighter skin with a white hoodie and dark pants.
02:08
A heavier set juvenile male with a black t-shirt, gold chain, and pants.
02:13
And then a third (number withheld) male, white hoodie, Wallachlava, and jeans.
02:18
He was the one specifically that I'm confident had a firearm in his waistband.
02:22
We went north on barley corn from 36 and from there I have no idea where they quit.
02:26
Okay, copy.
02:27
Also advised VAPD, it looks like they're just 45 across the street in their campus.
02:32
Make sure they don't have any evidence of being a victim over there.
02:37
Okay. And are there two units left 10-8 in the division or we lose everybody between these two locations? Except for there's nobody 10-8.
02:45
Okay. In order to avoid the retaliation shooting, next two units that are 10-8 need to go to the car wash at 6 in Valencia and just maintain over-presence there.
02:57
I can head over there.
02:58
Take or something.
02:59
We can handle it there, too.
03:00
Copy. Those two units just sit with your lights on in the parking lot.
03:04
Make sure that the crew knows that they're done for the night.
03:08
On Lincoln 7.
03:09
So far, four shell casings here at the car wash.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
215: Armed Robbery (possible use as code for weapon/firearm event)
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Location mentioned:
S 6th Ave & W Valencia Rd, Tucson, AZ 85706
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