Male with possible weapon seen on tennis court at school, Westerville OH


A male in a white t-shirt and jeans exited a car and went onto the tennis court near the porta potty at Westerville South High School. He was possibly armed, leading to police response over public safety concerns.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 1
01:48
Transcript:
00:00
Any available officer for 33[1] at Westerville South High School near Otterbein Ave code on a route 29 route
00:15
6.10 row?
00:18
273? 203. Like 10, same.
00:23
Clear code D, medic,112, taken one of those.
00:27
Thank you. Copy.
00:32
We're gathering more information.
00:35
It's going to be near Otterbein Ave in Westerville South at the tennis court.
00:40
It's going to be a male with a white t-shirt, got out of the car, code 33[1], went onto the tennis court near the porta potty after getting out of the car.
00:52
Call taker is still trying to get additional information.
00:57
Rudy, did you say he discharged the 33[1]?
01:02
It looked like he caught his 33[1].
01:06
Read it 11.
01:08
11.
01:10
Hey, now you hear the description again, please.
01:18
The 17 and 260 Players Parkway, Westfield's calling it in.
01:22
It occurred at near Sullivan Avenue.
01:24
It looks like she was strangled by the ex-boyfriend.
01:27
It's going to be in room 14.
01:28
I have no additional.
01:30
It's going to be a male, white, tall, has a baseball hat on, possibly a white t-shirt.
01:37
Copy.
01:40
Also wearing jeans.
01:43
White hat.
01:45
Can I have gray shorts and apparently now he's playing tennis?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
33: Emergency radio traffic only; restricts non-essential communication due to a critical or dangerous situation.
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Location mentioned:
Near S Otterbein Ave, Westerville, OH 43081
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