Reports of active shooter at Shannon Library under investigation, Charlottesville VA
WeaponsPolice received reports of an active shooter at Shannon Library near McCormick Road. Callers described gunfire and a possible suspect, but authorities later suspected the gunfire sounds were recorded and played on loop. Police conducted a search of the building and ordered an evacuation. No suspects or victims have been confirmed.
Audio|Source: University of Virginia Police Department
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Transcript:
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ECCC,
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UP-27, any available unit for a priority one,
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active, they went near McCormick Road. Near McCormick Road. We're doing reports of any subject with...
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S.A.R. 15 on the second floor of Shannon Library.
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U.B.C. Center, U.D.D.S.R.O.1. ECCC. I'm going to direct on that Shannon Library call. You can show me in route.
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201. I've got you in route.
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Add to the Channel Library near McCormick Road. I've got reports of a white male, 30 to 40 years old, gray pants, white shirt about 6 foot.
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Currently on the first floor,
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shots being fired. It looks like there's possibly two suspects.
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We do have another report of the call takers saying the shot sounded recorded,
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that they're repeating in a loop.
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If the calls disconnected, unable to call back, we are getting multiple reports of this.
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I'm not sure if the suspects are on the first or second floor.
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Battalion Chief 2. Active Shooter.
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Shannon Library,
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near McCormick Road.
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Respond on Alpha Attack 2.
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Battalion Chief 2.
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Active shooter.
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Shannon Library.
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near McCormick Road.
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Respond on Alpha Tech 2.
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He did not sound like one of the callers was moving at all. He sounded calm and the shot sounded very close to him.
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We're not able to call that.
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DuP 540, you have a location.
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QP210-Route.
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All units, whole traffic, UPFone, old traffic, UPC home one. All traffic, you can't become one.
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7.5-7, myself room,
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home location, going to the back door.
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275-7, going to the back door.
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Give me an update. Joe's y'all p.m.
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(number withheld).
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Oh.
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See, Dr.B3.
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We're going to hit the phone from which side, right now?
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At 7C2-27, go in the first one.
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Clear the first floor.
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NECC.
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210. 210.
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Nothing confirmed as of now.
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Still searching.
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10-4[1]. Per the monitoring stations,
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there was no active response inside, no civilians running around. They didn't see anyone with weapons.
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The call did start with a lengthy gap of dead silence.
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Then the caller came on the line and asked this.
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That's where they were, then the shot started.
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Simple. Nothing from the first floor to the third floor.
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Do I nothing from first to third floor? Simple.
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14 ACC, I'm out at Shannon.
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Sure.
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50 in the same traffic.
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Over. Here.
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Yeah.
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Okay. Okay.
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I'm going to activate the pool station to evacuate the building.
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It's confirming you activated the full station to evacuate.
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Question 4.
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Direct.
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Dirt.
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Everything for.
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Everything from the first to the third floor is clear.
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Five-form a station on the front door.
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Five-form direct here at the front door.
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14 UCCC, we got the command post established here at the chapel.
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Command post of the chapel.
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1514. Go ahead.
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I don't believe in alerts gone out through services with the evacuation and as many people as we have clearing the buildings of long rifles, which are probably going to send that. All services.
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109.
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I'll call services.
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Correct.
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10 to all units let me know when your floor is clear.
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UP1, ECCC.
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UP1, ECC.
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Confirming that alert's going out.
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Last I heard they were contacting services.
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Fifteen, fourteen? Fourteen?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood (affirmative/OK).
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Location mentioned:
Near McCormick Rd, Charlottesville, VA 22904
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