Firearm discharged in Walmart restroom, suspect fled, Springfield MO
WeaponsPolice responded to a report of a gunshot fired in the restroom at Walmart near E Independence St, Springfield. A casing was found and a male suspect carrying a handgun was seen leaving the store and entering a red vehicle parked nearby. Officers searched the area and took actions to secure the scene.
Audio|Source: Springfield Police and Fire, Greene County Sheriff and Fire
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Transcript:
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Firearm was fired in the restroom, the casing was found within the last 30 minutes.
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The caller believes the customer is in the store,
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shopping.
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One customer fled after the shot was fired.
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The customer in the store is a white male, teal shirt, backwards hat, appears to be leaving through the grocery entrance handgun on the right side of the waist is now outside the building.
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119, send me that as well.
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Clear 119.
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11 clear me at some of that.
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Clear 111.
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121.
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141. 121.
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121.
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119. See if they can get an employee to just stay by the bathroom and not let anybody in until we get there.
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So 1211. If you can't run that individual, I have the subject line.
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Clear 11.
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Not clear, one detains.
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122 All right 126
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Units around to East End up at its Walmart.
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Subjects approaching a red Ford Focus for similar.
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Played Charles Adam Zero Union Tom Adam,
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Red Fort Torres.
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Go ahead. 122, 126.
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Flug is a domestic 2100, North Clifton, Apartment 8, A.
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Adam 2.
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Caller walked in on their roommates while they were leaving their child unattended in a bathtub.
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213. Do you have the RP tried to regain that plate number again? I don't think it's going to be a good plate number.
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The male roommate.
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Clear, 213.
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Dispatch, Frankfield, Engine 8.
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Engine 8. Engineer, go ahead.
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I'm pronounceable for Sam.
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Wiseman Perry for the last, called Lee C-Mine F-13s.
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The female subject is (name withheld), mother of the two-year-old who was left alone in the bathtub.
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122, I'm clear.
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The fire outside is 1916, North Douglas, and a smoker, a fire and a smoker.
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213, they're attempting to check again without getting too close.
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126, click.
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Clay, 916, my sadly.
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2.25.
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You can clear me from this call, sending it's 120 to go forward to further.
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Say your T25.
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225.
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126, 54.
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126, clear.
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225, I just cleared, or 226 I just cleared, you can click for 225.
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122, go for.
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Okay.
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121. One-21.
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524, 529 on one status.
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121.
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First table, you can just continue, fiber.
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I apologize.
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Can you go ahead and have Channel 3 handle that confirmation, just get back to me.
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I'll be on 3.
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ClearState will discontinue.
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Clear, 121.
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119.
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119.
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2.2.
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Go ahead.
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Did asset protection ever actually see this person coming out of the bathroom or did they just figure in that because he has a weapon on him?
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Stand by.
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I was clear as well.
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I'll get it to that.
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North Clipped and address just can you log.
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Out clear.
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1633. Will you lock me out, please?
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Clay 1633.
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They heard what they believe is a shot and then saw this male exiting the bathroom.
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He's currently parked in row 8, near the front of the store, in the second spot,
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laying in the back seat.
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I'm clear, thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near E Independence St, Springfield, MO 65804
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