Suspect with gun detained after highway chase


Radio dispatch of officers tracking a male seen with a gun running across a highway into a construction zone. Officers pursue on foot and detain the male. A female suspect in a purple dress is later located and detained. Traffic is blocked and medical or rescue units are requested.
Audio|Source: Ellis County Public Safety
08:45
Transcript:
Greetings. Echo 112.4 to X-ray 134. Were you at? I'm standing right here at Commerce and These are (name withheld). He's running on... He's going to across the highway. Like 233. We need so many to go. Southbound... er, sorry. Westbound 635. He's headed towards the ramp. You guys rolling up. He's right across the highway, westbound 635 towards the ramp. He's currently stuck in the construction, though. He doesn't cross the air. Tip four, he's stuck in the cross, construction zone has to... All five, you know, right, short, white, eager, short hair. Short hair. For black male, all black shirt, black shorts, white sneakers, short hair? Is he still stuck on the construction zone? If he just crossed. Just crossed. Give me a walking towards a horse swing there again. Yeah, he's currently working westbound, westbound. Yeah, he's walking withbound. He's out like something on his left hand. Yeah, I believe I saw a gun when he jumped down on a 635. It's right there. Up to your left, you left. He's got something in his left hand. He's in the middle. He'll be in the middle. It's heavy traffic. It's beyond the asteroid's rich. Then the construction in the middle of the footway walking westbound, so it's forest. He's got a gun! He's got a gun! He's got a gun! He's got a gun! He's got to go! He's got the left-round on the top door! Close the QC! He's going to left-down towards the QC. The room is down there! I got my gunpoint. One of gunpoint at 2021. Yeah, we got to still get them detained right now. So far, getting them detained at 2021. I'll take it off. I get him detained at 2021. For our one-to-name at 321, we still have that black female outstanding. Ten-four, I don't think anybody's not there. Ten-four, we still have one black female, light-skinned, purple dress outstanding on this? Oh, she's gonna be a little what I hate you say. Can we get some officers on the highway so we can try those good? I block the traffic. You jump, because it's gonna be on the east side. Where did you guys end up? We're on the access road just west of Steelman. Hey, were you guys right on the entrance? Is that it? Yeah. Hey, (name withheld), what he's off the hood? He was bending down in the construction. We might have to go over the construction and get it. Which is 21. Okay, do we want to continue code 3? Call, please take it. So far, we're going to continue code 3. We still have one black female outstanding. Light skin purple dress. Troll 233, she's last scene near the Old Denny's. Last scene near the Old Denny's? Four. Two-four. I'm two-ten. I got the female. I'm Westbound LBJ service road before Skilman. 7.4. Do we have our detained? 10.4. Thanks, Sergeant. 2.6. You can show me code 6 out here. 7.4. Search. Is she detained or you need us over there? 2.33. Now that we have the female and the bail. Can we get somebody to go to the comp? 7-4-531-7-0-2-10 i'm not here with a female um wetbound the LBT service road before skillman so she's not detained this yet everything's 10-4[1] over here do you need her detained yeah detain her detainer 10-4, once being meditated, 2025, do we have elements headed set a construction zone? 24, we're walking it now, but we could use some more people. So far, can I get some elements to cover them? We're going to have to get on before skillman and just shut down the left lane. He ducked it underneath a barrier in the construction zone. Hey (name withheld), I'm the one with the flashlight. Can you kind of lead me in? Can't forgive me one night? Echo 283. Thanks. Can we get an update on the ambulance? So the elements coming up on the service roll. This is the suspect of the blackmail. Can y'all start pushing everybody so the next name so then we keep their traffic on it so then D-S-R can come in? 531-2-8-3? 10. Are we needed a rescue for the suspect? 10-4. We need them right now. Good part. Two pins the elements with the suspect. If you guys are blocking the whole ramp, we can't get to you, so if there's any way you could open up a breather so these people can get through and we can get to you. Element with the light on your shoulder should be up against there somewhere to your right.
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10-4: Acknowledgement/Message Received
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