Armed man flees on bike near McGuffey Rd in Columbus, Columbus OH


Officers pursued an armed male suspect wearing a light green jacket and dark jeans. The man reportedly had a gun in his back pocket and fled on a green bike through alleys near Lexington, Clinton, McGuffie, Hamilton, and Atwood streets in Columbus. Police set up a perimeter and deployed K-9 units in an attempt to locate him.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 6 Northeast
05:44
Transcript:
00:00
You found in the alley, elected Lexington.
00:05
Give me (name withheld), looked like he had a gun in his back, track pocket.
00:10
Lexington and Clinton just left up.
00:13
We got a green jacket on,
00:15
dark jeans.
00:17
Copy.
00:18
Chopper, where are you at? Lock a perimeter down if you can.
00:25
I'll find the alley.
00:27
Left still, Lexington, quick.
00:30
You just cut Westmount,
00:31
back towards McGuffie.
00:33
Too far.
00:39
Oh.
00:42
McGuffie, yes, he's in between,
00:45
and the alley behind.
00:47
ours at Hamilton and then over around Atwood.
00:55
Hamilton and Atwood?
01:01
He set up a perimeter.
01:03
Yeah, it's (name withheld). He's got a 50A.
01:06
He's wearing like a light green jacket with a darker colored chicey.
01:13
He had dark jeans on.
01:15
Looks like he had a 33 of his back pocket.
01:23
I got my light up in the side. I can see it.
01:30
Copy. Need so many days. Take care of the cruiser, Hudson, Jefferson, South Love.
01:35
I only want to go to.
01:36
Copy.
01:41
Negative.
01:43
The last time I had eyes on him, he was, he turned westbound in the alley, just west 11,
01:49
South Clinton.
01:50
So he were to spit out onto McGuffie if he made it out onto the road.
01:58
Offer, Winnie A9 over here, if they're not already responding, please.
02:03
K9-6. I see you, 30 seconds, out.
02:10
A chopper to the officer that was in pursuit[1], just hold that position.
02:15
Stop your search, hold for K-9.
02:18
Do you have a backpack on?
02:25
Negative.
02:30
Got a green bike, if there's a green bike dump somewhere that is.
02:39
9-3-1 McGuffey Rd and Maynard Ave.
02:41
Can we get the description one more time?
02:49
It's going to be a male white.
02:51
It's a little over six foot.
02:53
Aft build.
02:55
It had like a dark or shycy on.
02:57
You can see his face.
02:58
It was like a green puffer jacket, like a light green.
03:03
He had dark jeans on.
03:04
There was either red riding on his jeans or his underwear was red.
03:08
You got a little bit of scruff.
03:10
I'm also pretty sure he had a 33 in his back pocket.
03:14
5.30, city ID 682-86 Dess and Boy.
03:22
They're cruisers at Hudson and Jefferson.
03:25
We ran through the alley just south of Hudson all the way across to where we are now.
03:33
We are at the corner of Clinton and McGuffie just out of, in an open lock.
03:38
Two-four, when you get a chance, can you reset your walking?
03:41
Bobby.
03:47
W663, I'm with K-9.
03:48
Where did you go from the alleyway south of Hudson? Would you go east or west?
03:58
W6-63, I'll be with K-On.
04:00
Copy.
04:03
That's 7 p.m. after.
04:09
I just wanted to check out of here, too.
04:11
Copy. Copy.
04:17
7-2B. Go ahead.
04:22
Brouse Ave and Clinton St.
04:25
So he's supposed to be on a bike or he dumped a bike?
04:33
When he fled from, I was on the bike still.
04:36
I never saw him get off of.
04:50
97 L8.
04:52
Good.
04:58
Okay. The medic 20 is going to have one firm stable to what you need.
05:03
Okay.
05:07
Sorry to. Go ahead.
05:14
Yeah, I would find out once we go back in and I'm going to be out on air three.
05:20
K-9.
05:22
S90-60 Markets out here for the car's holding a perimeter.
05:25
K-9 is out and walking.
05:27
Yep.
05:28
Did you go to east of McGuffie?
05:36
He was running south on the alley, east of McGuffie,
05:39
and then cut westbound in this big open lot, just south of Quentin.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
pursuit: Active vehicle chase by law enforcement
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Location mentioned:
E Maynard Ave & McGuffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43211
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