Armed man robs victim at bus stop in Salem, OR


A man with a gun attacked and robbed someone at a bus stop. The suspect may have stabbed the victim and took their belongings. Afterward, the armed man was seen walking towards a nearby store.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
01:53
Transcript:
I have an armed robbery. Something you've been stabbed. Fire medics are going to be rolling 27-37, (name withheld)'s, grab my feast. 431[1], cover. And units to cover us is D.D.S. (name withheld)'s, 27-37. Lancaster, happened at a bus stop in front of the location, a bag was stolen, possibly stabbed and the suspect had a gun, white male adult blue shirt. 3.55[2], I see it says the suspect is walking back towards the store. Is that a (name withheld)'s that he's walking back towards or which store? Yeah, he said out loud. What store myself. I'm trying to figure that out. Whatever store it is, he's on foot and still in sight. Suspect, that is, walking back toward the caller, trying to pinpoint where the caller is at. What they were if you can, can we find out exactly where the color is? Sounds like our caller is in sight. (name withheld)'s. 355-431 I see you're about to arrive. One ways out, so you'll have charge that scene before I get there. Just let me know if we have a direction of travel and I'll start setting that perimeter. Yeah, copy. I'm on the stage on the south side of that building. Are we still in a line with him and if we can stay on line? Let's do that. We're on the line, caller saying that the suspect is in (name withheld)'s as well.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
431: Unit identifier reporting armed robbery
[2]
3.55: Unit identifier confirming suspect location
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Location mentioned:
Lancaster Dr, Salem, OR 97305
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