Armed suspect fires shots during standoff in Mesa, Mesa AZ
WeaponsPolice are involved in an armed standoff with a suspect in a vehicle near Signal Butte Rd in Mesa. The suspect has fired shots at officers, remains armed, and refuses to exit the vehicle. Additional officers and resources, including shields, bean bags, and a drone, are being deployed to manage the situation. Nearby airport facilities have been advised to go on lockdown as a safety precaution.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
07:48
Transcript:
00:00
Copy, what hospital?
00:06
Just the east valley hospital just west.
00:10
Copy.
00:15
We'll stay put until we have extra bodies here.
00:18
Right now, we don't have enough to attract them.
00:22
Copy, we've got Gilbert and Queen Creek in Rome.
00:24
We've got 54 and 56 almost there.
00:27
Do you want them coming in off of Randtosselin?
00:31
They have to come from the north and drive south.
00:36
Copy, 256, turn around.
00:37
Some saturation in there because he was going with hands back in.
00:41
Copy.
00:46
Let's hopper that window. Eventually I need an officer on that south side. Don't let go!
00:55
We have northbound traffic block to Texas. I run on the south.
01:02
Our self-suck is not hit, guys.
01:04
He's not hit.
01:06
So he's still armed.
01:07
He's that gun there, Phil.
01:10
His right arm looks like is moving. Can you guys see both arms on the left side?
01:16
I just see one arm.
01:21
We got both hands out on the left side guys, both hands out.
01:26
Okay, copy.
01:27
I keep seeing ducking down.
01:34
241 ETA on the next couple units.
01:37
Got one pulling up and one just west.
01:40
Do you guys still need fire there?
01:46
Iron stage, have them stage over by Sossaman and Ray.
01:51
Super.
01:56
Don't see you, sorry. Just anyone have a shield in that car. They're going to go over. Wingsher to the drop the car.
02:02
I miss that. Repeat it.
02:04
There's a shield in the back of 5249. It should be unlocked in the back trunk.
02:13
I got a shield in 852 as well, 852 as well.
02:21
I could use a bag on this left side team, guys.
02:28
Click a 21, swaths in route.
02:38
We'll keep them in the car though, again, though we do not have enough now to attract them.
02:42
So keep him in the car.
02:43
All right, leave him 41 everybody on scene.
02:49
As soon as we get a few more units here, I'm going to have them come over to the far left and we'll try to extract you from that.
02:59
Get 41, I've got five units coming down power.
03:03
Thank you. I need him to come down softening.
03:05
I see some of them coming now.
03:11
You said, too, the unit's on power, respond to Bray and Sossaman goes south down.
03:18
Copy.
03:23
We got two Gilbert officers coming up to you now.
03:31
That's our bean bag there.
03:34
That's his bag is going.
03:38
Lincoln 41.
03:39
Contact Lincoln 1.
03:42
Copy.
03:45
Lincoln 21, I contacted Lincoln 1 there on their way.
03:49
Thank you.
03:52
We got the team coming.
03:56
He's giving the car gas still now. He's not complaint.
04:02
Lincoln 41, the Lincoln 1. He's still trying to break our grapple?
04:08
No.
04:11
Okay, we're airborne in route.
04:14
Robbie.
04:17
Okay, I'm sorry.
04:23
Is there now, sir, on that far, uh, west side car?
04:29
The cover to the far west. Is there a copy there?
04:37
We've got vehicles coming down to Vossaman.
04:43
We have 734.
04:44
Should be a nice front scene.
04:46
I'm going to have the drone.
04:48
Do you need that or another tool?
04:51
We need a drone.
04:54
Copy where you need to be at.
05:00
I need an officer just on the south side just to block traffic if it come.
05:09
I've got a couple of Queen Creek units on the south side.
05:14
I need one patrol officer on that south side to block northbound traffic.
05:22
Three out of 12, I'll have you take the south side with the Queen Creek.
05:27
We need better beam bag on upside around.
05:31
2.41, do we have more fire steeds?
05:37
I can get more.
05:39
We need more stage closely.
05:46
I'm responding to the car. I also have your own in that big.
05:50
1040.
05:56
That's 252 on the south side.
06:02
I'm sorry if I missed it, though, but is there an officer sign to that south end to block northbound traffic?
06:08
Right, that's at 2952 and four Queen Creek units.
06:14
Okay,
06:16
that works.
06:21
The truck is only partially compliant at this time.
06:28
10 votes.
06:33
Just so we're all in the same hey fellas, he's still armed, he has that gun in the car still, and he's fired rounds at us.
06:45
I will repeat that.
06:46
Suspect is still armed, he's got that gun inside of the truck and he's fired rounds back at us.
06:52
Number 5-2, we do have an RP that has the bullet.
07:04
9.
07:06
We've got RP at a barrel airline, the mechanic on the aircraft, it's on the ramp.
07:12
We've got no one inside of a plane, but we do have another RP that has a bullet.
07:20
Have they been shot or they found a bullet?
07:23
Negative from what we understand they found the bullet.
07:30
Is there any airport companies to the southeast from us right now? I'd have them just go on lockdown if there's still employees in there.
07:43
It looks like we've got a couple of simulator buildings.
07:46
Allegiance hangers is down there.
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Near S Signal Butte Rd Suite 105, Mesa, AZ 85209
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