Police detain two after traffic stop with gunpoint, Willmar MN

Weapons

Reported: 11/15/2025 03:29 PM

High Ave NE & Lakeland Dr NE, Willmar, MN 56201

Police conducted a traffic stop near High Avenue and Lakeland Drive in Willmar, Minnesota. Backup was requested. One person was held at gunpoint. Two individuals were taken into custody following the stop.

Audio|Source: Willmar Police, Fire and EMS

03:16

Transcript:

00:00

Traffic south,

00:01

(name withheld), my vehicle.

00:06

Is there another unit that can back up 224 on a traffic stop, Lakeland, and High?

00:12

So we can head a train blocking Lakeland, so we'll have to take the bypass.

00:21

1042, 2040.

00:22

28.

00:24

14,

00:26

Victor, Frank, 342.

00:29

14.

00:33

14, do you want us to go code or 13? 14.

00:39

14. 14. Work.

00:44

30 seconds of deputies free, we'll meet up.

00:51

Do you go ahead that way?

00:54

Ten, four.

01:00

Ten, I can't hear word you're saying.

01:03

What are they requesting us for?

01:07

Well, he's on a traffic stop and requesting another unit.

01:11

224, what's your status?

01:15

Second.

01:16

Ten-four. Do you want the other units to go code or routine?

01:21

Yeah, we can go like this and just hold them here again.

01:28

We are responding code.

01:30

I think they want to be crashing the vehicle, it sounds like.

01:38

10.4.

01:43

24-7 strike.

01:46

I do.

02:00

(name withheld), need one for a billet's discharge on a rice here two going to cure of (name withheld).

02:08

32.13.

02:14

I'll sit back from, got one at one at gunpoint.

02:19

10.4. And 1033 traffic at 1737.

02:40

Somerty Ambulance, like their responders, respond to Miriam Manor in Sunburg, 403 Central Avenue.

02:47

Apartment 3 in Sunberg, medical alarm, female party fell.

02:51

She's not hurt, and he helped getting up on pages 1737.

02:55

25, I'm out.

03:01

Here out at 1730s.

03:07

Slow down,

03:09

10.15 times two.

03:13

10.4, 1015 times two, uh,

03:15

1733. So.

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