Person brandishes gun near Akron Drive and Quality Inn, Winston Salem NC

Weapons

Reported: 11/14/2025 08:17 AM

Near Akron Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27105

A person was reported to have brandished a gun near Akron Drive and Harwood and Cullen Streets. The individual was last seen walking towards the Quality Inn and running back into the hotel. Officers are searching the hotel and surrounding area.

Audio|Source: Winston-Salem Police Dispatch

02:28

Transcript:

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1122 and 1128 both units were subject with a gun at near Akron Drive.

00:07

Cross streets are Harwood Street at Cullen Street.

00:11

Report of a black male with dreads, last seen wearing white,

00:15

and a black hat, black jacket, gray sweatpants, pulled the gun on everyone.

00:20

He is now in the Akron parking lot.

00:24

He is walking up Akron Drive.

00:28

I do that.

00:31

20 days right.

00:35

Just be advised, the last note is saying that he was acting like he was getting ready to pull the gun out again.

00:41

He was walking back towards the hotel.

00:44

Now he is walking towards the Quality Inn.

00:54

3120, 31, 22, 10-63[1].

01:02

2nd.

01:05

2nd.

01:07

4914 South Wind Drive, 411-14 South Wind Drive, 2nd, 14 South Wind Drive, 2.

01:14

2014 South Wind Drive, 52. 203.

01:17

202, actually.

01:22

8. 2.0.

01:29

21, 24 is 23 at the quality.

01:33

5th while you're the server team.

01:39

He has been back in the hotel.

01:40

He is running.

01:44

Bill.

01:49

Which direction is he running?

01:52

I don't know where he went.

01:57

Hey, inside.

01:59

He is inside.

02:00

He went around.

02:05

Do we have any other exits on this hotel? Are we familiar with it off?

02:12

Yes, there is an exit on the bottom side.

02:19

Someone towards the back of the hotel, towards the basement.

02:27

Thank you very much.

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Near Akron Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27105

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