Armed suspect fires at police near Mesa airport, Mesa AZ
WeaponsAn armed suspect in a truck fired rounds at police officers near Mesa Gateway Airport. Officers used bean bag rounds, grapple devices, and deployed drones while coordinating a perimeter and lockdown. The suspect was partially compliant but continued to resist and was still armed during the standoff. No individuals were reported injured by gunfire.
Audio|Source: Mesa Police Department Superstition Patrol District
07:18
Transcript:
00:00
That's our bean bag there.
00:02
That's his bag is going.
00:06
Lincoln 41.
00:08
Contact Lincoln 1.
00:11
Copy.
00:13
Lincoln 21, I contacted Lincoln 1 there on their way.
00:18
Thank you.
00:20
We got the team coming.
00:25
He's giving the car gas still now. He's not compliant.
00:30
Lincoln 41, the Lincoln 1. He's still trying to break our grapple?
00:36
No.
00:40
Okay, we're airborne en route.
00:43
Robbie.
00:46
Okay, I'm sorry.
00:51
Is there now, sir, on that far, uh, west side car?
00:58
The cover to the far west. Is there a copy there?
01:05
We've got vehicles coming down to Sossaman.
01:12
We have 734.
01:13
Should be a nice front scene.
01:15
I'm going to have the drone.
01:16
Do you need that or another tool?
01:19
We need a drone.
01:23
Copy where you need to be at.
01:28
I need an officer just on the south side just to block traffic if it come.
01:38
I've got a couple of Queen Creek units on the south side.
01:43
I need one patrol officer on that south side to block northbound traffic.
01:50
Three out of 12, I'll have you take the south side with the Queen Creek.
01:56
We need better bean bag on upside around.
02:00
2.41, do we have more fire steeds?
02:05
I can get more.
02:08
We need more stage closely.
02:15
I'm responding to the car. I also have your own in that big.
02:19
1040.
02:24
That's 252 on the south side.
02:31
I'm sorry if I missed it, though, but is there an officer sign to that south end to block northbound traffic?
02:37
Right, that's at 2952 and four Queen Creek units.
02:42
Okay,
02:44
that works.
02:49
The truck is only partially compliant at this time.
02:56
10 votes.
03:02
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.
03:13
I will repeat that.
03:15
Suspect is still armed, he's got that gun inside of the truck and he's fired rounds back at us.
03:21
Number 5-2, we do have an RP that has the bullet.
03:33
9.
03:35
We've got RP at a barrel airline, the mechanic on the aircraft, it's on the ramp.
03:41
We've got no one inside of a plane, but we do have another RP that has a bullet.
03:49
Have they been shot or they found a bullet?
03:52
Negative from what we understand they found the bullet.
03:58
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.
04:11
It looks like we've got a couple of simulator buildings.
04:15
Allegiance hangers is down there.
04:21
To clarify on the RP with a bullet, the bullet went through the aircraft, R.P.
04:25
touched the bullet.
04:31
21, one hospital did our officer go to?
04:38
East Valley.
04:40
It's just south on power.
04:43
Copy. I'll be around there.
04:45
Sent more.
04:50
We've got that drone up as well.
04:54
Grand silver we're watching right now.
04:57
We're trying to get enough. We're having problems with the no-fly zone.
05:03
The number 42, the RP with the bullet is going to be the front office or the east ramp by the tower.
05:12
Copy and confirm it again though, they are not shot, they just found a round, right?
05:17
They found a round that went through an aircraft.
05:22
They're not hit.
05:24
Nobody's hit though, right?
05:26
Correct, no one is hit.
05:28
Right,
05:29
copy.
05:30
Hudson, if you want to move that car up some, you can, you're pretty far back.
05:41
That's wait one Tom, I'm 97 if you need an negotiator.
05:46
Yes, come please.
05:47
We'll take you here.
05:51
Copy boss. Let me train that up there.
05:56
We're going to read just a fine before our time, correct?
06:04
Oh, yeah, he's got both hands out the window right now.
06:12
Before, we got drone, one of the drones going out.
06:16
41, all right, we have enough patrol on scene.
06:25
Toffee, I've got two more down the street.
06:28
Is there officers on the south side?
06:33
Yes, sir.
06:37
Copy, thank you.
06:41
Watch of the Supreme Creek at Innovation in Tahoe and then I have a couple of me at Texas.
06:51
Okay, so both those hands out the window and it looks like he split down into the drivers under the dashboard and he's bleeding from the face.
07:00
All right, he's still revving his car, he's still trying to break away from the grapple.
07:06
I see, yeah, we got it if he breaks away, we'll call the pursuit.
07:13
If it's 41, we have a negotiator on Tew who's going to take over verbal.
07:18
Okay.
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Location mentioned:
Mesa Gateway Airport, 6033 S Sossaman Rd, Mesa, AZ 85212
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