Police pursue armed suspect near Lee Hwy in Bristol, Bristol VA
WeaponsPolice chased a man carrying a weapon through wooded and field areas near Lee Highway and behind Hobby Lobby in Bristol, Virginia. The suspect ran through fields and thick brush, and was eventually found lying down while officers and a helicopter searched the area.
Audio|Source: Washington County and Bristol City Public Safety
04:35
Transcript:
00:00
He's up here on top of the hill. Go back down to the thicket.
00:07
He headed back toward Lee Highway down to the thicket.
00:19
Back down where Nichols was when we passed you, Captain.
00:29
Copy.
00:36
Subject is running.
00:54
1958, who's with you?
01:01
I have the helicopter above me.
01:03
Two-deckis.
01:08
1014. 14. Do we know if he's armed?
01:11
We do not know.
01:14
That's right over the woods, you see him.
01:22
Subjects walking through the field going in behind a hobby lobby that appears to have a weapon with him.
01:30
Unable to tell what kind that I'm going to do if I can make contact with that so very currently.
01:38
T-24-48. 2-6-6-Central Piedronstead.
01:58
Toward Glade or back towards Hill Howie?
02:04
You're killing yaw's way, Route 11 way.
02:12
Copy subject was running towards Route 11, approximately one minute ago, no shirt.
02:28
The unit is on North on Lee Highway.
02:35
He's advising North on Lee Highway.
02:43
Let's get some units up there. He's not made it too Lee Highway.
02:55
The county four two fifty two nine one.
03:03
The county units users have built a new shop on the left up on the hill.
03:08
You're going to wait to get eyes above us.
03:27
266. I came down in the access road.
03:31
I'm not anything here. You may want to check the field behind the gym.
03:38
Got it.
03:44
Thank you.
03:48
All right, it looks like I got up on my terminal.
03:51
It's about 50 yards just laying down in the brush here.
03:57
Probably 50 yards laying down in the brush. Do you have units with you?
04:03
You in front of us? Is it short of the car of your vehicle?
04:07
Southern?
04:11
Right directly, probably.
04:17
You're still up on the hill, Robert?
04:23
Yeah, two, four.
04:25
I'm down here in this brush down with my thermal.
04:27
Okay, I don't think I've been laying down here to brush.
04:31
I think 58, I'm about seven minutes trying me at six, seven minutes.
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Lee Hwy, Bristol, VA
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