Person drops firearm and flees into wash after attempted police contact

Heard on: Arizona Department of Public Safety - District 8

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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at 12th Avenue and Drexel Road.

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I just had a subject start running when I tried on him, and there is a firearm that he ditched here on the ground.

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Can we see if there's any air units available or TPS available in the area? He went into the wash just southwest of the intersection.

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10-4, any units to 45-17-26-12, then direct.

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10-4, 23-13.

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17-16, show us 10-19.

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23-13.

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10-4, 23-13.

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(name withheld), boy, 152368 .

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And I'm having a hard time hearing, it's a little bit muffled.

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Can you give me the description of the subject?

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Well, all I was able to see is a Hispanic male with a black sweater, possibly.

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There was two of them, they're the ones just guys walking while the other one ran.

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I'm gonna try to locate one of the subjects here in a little bit.

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2214.

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Looks like it's going to be a 911.

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2350.

2026-11-13 08:12 UTC

Weapons

W Drexel Rd & S 12th Ave, Tucson, AZ 85706

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, an officer at 12th Avenue and Drexel Road reported that a subject ran when the officer tried to contact him and ditched a firearm on the ground before entering a nearby wash. Air support was requested to help locate the subjects, described as two males, with one fleeing and the other walking nearby.