Man threatens officers while armed in road


A man reported on Sherman Road is agitated and claims to have a gun. He is refusing to follow orders from officers and has made statements suggesting he wants the officers to shoot him. Officers are on scene, managing the situation and advising nearby residents to stay indoors.
Audio|Source: Outagamie County Public Safety
03:38
Transcript:
104, go ahead of tip. 872-94023. Get out of New York. 104. Why don't you turn to me an agency assess for that weapons complaint? 104. Yeah, it's (name withheld). We have, um... On the line right now, he is, looks like on Rapid SOS. It is on Sherman Road, just almost up to the North Drive by Winnebago. I'll get your call. 104, I'm on 8 right now. 10. It is while I'm right there. 104. 10. 55, I can start having that one. In the area, we're rapid S-West photo. It's going to be on Sherman Road, basically south of Y, just north of North Drive, but on Sherman Road. 37 to 23, I'll come from Indian Point and go down. 36, you can have any of that. Can I get a description of you please? He just told us he was wearing tan clothing before he disconnected again, and just so everyone's on the same page, he said he did have, he wants officers to shoot him, he did say he had a gun in his waistband, but he was unwilling to put it down, and he disconnected again. That far. I'm on Sherman right in front of the Correctional. I haven't unmarked ahead of me. 10 for. I got him right here. He's got his hands on his waistbands. 10.4. He's walking towards me. I got a squad. I got a civilian behind me. So I'm not going to get too close to him here. He's standing in the middle of the road. The next squad, get up behind me, please. 23, I'm 15 seconds away. 23, what's his name again? (name withheld). He's very agitated in middle of the road. He's walking towards me. 1040. 1033 traffic. Too close to him, let's not agitate him. 50 seconds, I'm out here. 10-4[1]. Dispatch, start figuring out by my AVL. Who lives in these houses? They're making phone calls and... Tell them to shelter in place, please. He is standing in the middle of the road. He's very agitated. He's got his hand in his pockets. Ten four.
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10-4: Acknowledgement (Message Received)
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Location mentioned:
Sherman Rd, Massachusetts 02467
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