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Man barricades himself with hostage at local churchKilleen TX

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Near S W S Young Dr, Killeen, TX 76542

A man has barricaded himself inside a room at a church holding a hostage at gunpoint. He claims he is being shot at and has lost contact with negotiators. His children are confirmed safe at school. Multiple agencies are involved in the ongoing situation.

Audio|Source: Killeen Police and Fire
01:56
Transcript:
We have our CCP here at the First Baptist. Wilco has their setup over here as well. If you know, negotiators lost contact with him trying to reestablish. You have them back on 911 from the 512 number that's in the call. 9042[1]. Routine, again. Rousey 1449. He's saying his name is (name withheld) and he does have a hostage at gunpoint. He's hung up again. say, please, son, is that what they heard of one of the people on there saying? Affirmative. We have somebody trying to negotiate him with him now. 15-0-2[2]. Okay. Wilco just got confirmation. All 30 his children are in school in code for. For sure. Stand by there. Still confirming on that now. He's advising that he's behind the door. We're trying to get the door he's behind. He is asking for help, saying that he is being shot at multiple times. He's barricaded the door to his room.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
9042: Routine (possibly a unit or incident code, but context unclear)
[2]
15-0-2: Unclear, possibly a unit or incident code

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Near S W S Young Dr, Killeen, TX 76542
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