Armed hostage situation with multiple suspects in St Cloud, St Cloud MN
WeaponsPolice are responding to an armed hostage situation involving four suspects holding multiple hostages in a building in St Cloud. One suspect is reported to have a handgun and has fired shots at officers. Efforts to access the building face difficulties, and coordination among teams is ongoing. Some hostages have been released during the incident.
Audio|Source: Benton and Stearns County Public Safety
07:43
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, go ahead.
00:03
You see River standards here across the opening area? You guys?
00:08
Yeah, it's not the only way in.
00:11
That's behind him. I was thinking it's that dark room.
00:15
Yeah, all the way down.
00:18
Jeff's is kind of aimed at that direction right now.
00:21
He's got someone in his stove.
00:25
Okay,
00:26
can we move a team any closer from where we're up?
00:34
I'm here to do.
00:36
Anyone on scene.
00:43
He says you're going to get picked up for sure if you move along this open mall.
00:47
He thinks it'd be better for this team to come back and make it a scratch.
00:55
All right, so clear to the north, he doesn't come back from the north where we are.
01:07
Am I ahead?
01:14
132 to base.
01:20
Go ahead.
01:24
The other day you guys were able to fix the GPS location.
01:29
One of my rides, is there any chance you can do that with my upcoming ride here, the one I'm heading towards?
01:36
It's not in the right spot either.
01:43
We're up to a second floor stairs.
01:46
I'm going to have someone hold here.
01:48
We're fighting off a lot right now on our side.
01:54
Chief thinks this is our male suspect here, but he's saying that he takes a shot.
02:00
We're going to react to him if we're going to be a hostage.
02:07
Copy. You're going to coordinate that with Pats since they're close.
02:11
Also, we're not sure if he's the only hostage stay here and there and we'll have a total of four suspects.
02:24
Go ahead.
02:27
Our keys are not allowing us to gain access to the building.
02:30
Are you able to contact the patients to see if they can walk out and meet us?
02:35
We'll give it a sign.
02:42
4502, 4500.
02:45
4502.
02:48
I want to add a meeting at the county boardroom.
02:52
Thank you, 55.
02:53
Do you, copy?
03:01
Go ahead.
03:04
Brex has had this area that has been cleared.
03:06
We can move up to you guys now.
03:09
Copy, we're going to have to take this upper level here where that second hostage situation is.
03:20
Guys, just so you know that upper level is out of play, we're told by management not to go out there.
03:28
Copy upper levels out of play.
03:35
Mayo 155 to Fire responding to 2720 in South St.
03:40
Cloud.
03:44
The St. Cloud Fire, go ahead.
03:50
Jeff Barrett, do you copy? Yeah, go ahead.
03:57
Do you want Seafolk and his drone at your location but help you with eyes?
04:06
No, I got eyes and with him talking about the drone earlier, I wouldn't send one up there.
04:12
But I have eyes on it.
04:14
It's the male in the pink sweater, the light-colored sweater, and I believe I saw him with a handgun.
04:19
And he keeps popping out of the door, so I don't need a drone here for anything.
04:26
I got eyes, and I can sit here on him.
04:31
All right, Roger, we're going to continue with the bulk of our team then.
04:35
That's fired from the north side.
04:41
Pat, he's coming around on your side.
04:48
The runner should be coming towards you guys on that backside.
04:57
There's some confusion here.
04:59
The second floor is in play.
05:01
Apparently I didn't know that.
05:03
So be aware team that second floor is in play now.
05:11
People where are you at?
05:21
Yeah, we need the drone up here.
05:23
We have that guy that sprinted off on us, popping rounds at us.
05:27
You have shots fired? Commander Chita, did you have shots fired?
05:36
Yes, we had a mail, exit a room, fire at the team,
05:40
and take off running towards Pat's team.
05:42
But I think he's peeking at us about 100 yards down to our right.
05:49
Copy.
05:52
Do you have a description?
05:59
Light brown jacket and the face mask is the best description we can get.
06:08
Copy.
06:13
Geeta, how far up are you guys? Can we move off this spot and move up to you guys?
06:20
We're well past you and if you have a view of that potential hoppet spot, I would stay there, especially if you may be able to take a shot at some point.
06:30
The dude that I was watching was the one that popped out and was taking shots at you guys.
06:35
So we watched him and also we returned fire as he was running across.
06:42
Okay, copy that.
06:43
Yeah, you guys can move up.
06:45
If you want to come back through that hallway that we were in and just follow the maze to us.
06:55
Got it. Moving now.
07:15
Commandedarsal.
07:21
Go ahead.
07:24
Commanded d'Arso.
07:27
Go ahead.
07:31
Robert, the one suspect that has four hostages so that he let one go, and then the female hostage in the office is with a female hostage taker.
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