Possible armed subject near Peabody garage, Memphis TN
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Suspicious ActivityAs discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to reports of a possible armed person near the Peabody garage and B.B. King Blvd. The individual was initially believed to have a rifle but was later identified as carrying a camera and tripod. The situation did not involve an actual weapon.
Audio|Heard on: Memphis Police and Shelby County Sheriff
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Transcript:
00:00
Eighty-five forty5, I'm at the downtown command center.
00:03
In charge of receiving a call about a subject armed with a rifle.
00:06
(description withheld), around Peabody Place.
00:11
What do we do? We got officers near Union at the Peabody garage that came in saying that they were on the 2nd floor of the Peabody garage.
00:19
They're checking it now.
00:22
What was the description? It looked like we had a subject just walk past the command post.
00:27
Looks like the person has a camera with a tripod instead of a rifle.
00:32
Give me that description again.
00:35
(description withheld).
00:44
I believe that's the same one.
00:46
It's a camera from what we can tell, not a rifle.
00:51
Person is now going southbound on B.B. King Blvd in front of Peabody Place.
00:57
Train cars in the area, right?
00:59
Southbound B.B. King Blvd from Peabody.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
Peabody Pl & S B.B. King Blvd, Memphis, TN 38103
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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