Armed suspect reported with fire near Steak 'n Shake, Gainesville FL
WeaponsPolice and fire units responded to a report of an armed suspect near the Steak 'n Shake restaurant at 3714 SW 42nd St, Gainesville. The suspect, recently released from prison, was last seen carrying a long blade or hand saw and may be hiding in or near a structure adjacent to the restaurant. There was also a fire at the scene with smoke visible from the attic of a building. Officers conducted searches of the building and surrounding area, found where the suspect discarded the weapon, and worked to contain the fire while ensuring public safety.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
09:49
Transcript:
00:00
I'm between (number withheld) and (number withheld).
00:03
(number withheld).
00:04
Yeah, and for all units coming on, suspect's going to be a problem like (name withheld), (name withheld), (name withheld), (number withheld), 5-9, last thing we're in black pants, black shirt, yellow and black skull cap, subject has facial hair is bald and has a dark complexion.
00:17
He also has inmate release status and reference to a felon signal zero.
00:21
He was last seen with a long blade or hand saw.
00:26
Fourth court commandant, last one.
00:27
Command.
00:29
Utilities has been notified their EPA is about 45 minutes from their residence by 45. Okay,
00:36
okay. Okay, okay.
00:37
Utilities notified.
00:38
Do we have any 43 on where the subject,
00:43
where the subject might live?
00:45
54[3]. Okay, L's out of Lake City.
00:48
6-5-6, then 14.
00:50
104. Are you gonna need the day shift over there?
00:54
Let me get down here and see exactly what I need.
00:57
Just let me know.
00:59
104.
01:00
I'm working on a better location, but they're all saying that he lives on the side of fake and shake.
01:04
Alpha 4. Are you on 13th Street? I'm sorry, alpha 3.
01:08
104. Well, you head over to the 21 Romeo[1], Southwest 13th place and Muslims of game, though.
01:15
There's supposedly a closet that's accessible on the side of fake and shake that's unlocked.
01:21
He's on time pleads in there.
01:23
Command from 25.
01:25
Go ahead, Saturday, Bob.
01:27
I'm level one behind District 2. You have a assignment for me.
01:31
Charlie 3, will you also head down there?
01:33
Yeah,
01:35
I can't see you guys out there. Everything makes the way up to the command post would be out front of fire 1.
01:40
I don't think it's out of the truck.
01:42
That's for you.
01:43
There are also maybe some witnesses sitting behind the dumpsters of fake-and-shake. Charlie, 3.
01:51
That 3. Maybe 51[2] with Alpha 3 to relieve night shift on the 21 Romeo[1].
01:56
9.51[2].
01:58
Remain and Tyler 1.
01:59
Go ahead, Sarah 1.
02:01
Second floor is here.
02:04
Confirming second floor.
02:05
We fall on second floor two from the alpha side with a walkout banquet.
02:12
Can you repeat?
02:14
Making sure you got information about a walkout basement. So you're calling second floor clear. You're calling it two from the alpha side, correct?
02:21
Next floor and chair, please.
02:24
Dobby, second floor from the outside, clear.
02:27
Two minutes from every one.
02:31
Watch out for that, drone operator. Were you able to clear this retention pond pretty well or is it thick?
02:38
Yeah, I checked both wooded areas, the one on both sides of the ramp, and I'm pretty confident with it. It's clear he's not in either of those,
02:47
unless he's bedded down deep in the trees.
02:52
C.R. 6.0.6.
02:53
6. 6. Yeah,
02:55
it seems like we got everybody else inside out. If we have one more day shift units, if you want to relieve the night shift units, that's too.
03:03
104. As soon as I get them, I'll send them that way.
03:07
TN4, thank you.
03:09
All square 4 units, 1014.
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Osser 4, we 1014.
03:15
Is that from NG1?
03:17
Oh yeah, 84.
03:19
Hi there's 4.
03:22
Repeat, you drive it.
03:26
Talk 3, where are you doing?
03:28
Where are you coming from?
03:31
Fire down on the first floor.
03:35
Command, copy.
03:37
Right. Light to us, engine one supporting the fire out, first floor. Checking through extension.
03:42
Forecquark, command, match, receive, fire out on the first floor. Step 4-4-9.
03:46
Do very nice.
03:49
Head to the 25 relief, the base, or the next-year-the-shift unit, please.
03:53
29-03-4thcourt.
03:55
Second one.
03:56
Okay, one.
04:01
Uniform at a Cracker Barrow in a Hotel to the North of Cracker Barrel.
04:12
Ten,
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twelve times two.
04:18
Ten, twelve times two.
04:20
Fourth Corps Command, Alachua.
04:22
Fourth Corps Command, Lou.
04:24
Fourth Corps Command, this is your 20-minute time notification.
04:27
It's 551[2].
04:29
6-06, 1014. 10.4.
04:37
Command, District 2. Command copy time, look. Go ahead, District 2.
04:42
District 2 is on the Charlie side of engine 2, seconded for extension.
04:47
No heat or flames, notice.
04:50
Manager received. Checking that Charlie's side for extension. Just confirming that's the walkout system to our sub floor basement with no hazards notice.
04:59
That's affirmative.
05:00
Make an entry on the walkout side,
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walkout basement side.
05:04
We are noticing some smoke now.
05:07
Command copy, if you want to make entry with them, have eyes inside, and I've also got Battalion 5 acting as an outside safety.
05:16
As received.
05:17
Command battalion 5.
05:19
Go ahead, Bob.
05:20
You get a decent amount of smoke rolling out of the eaves on the second floor, Charlie's side.
05:26
Command copy.
05:27
It looks like a smith. Charlie,
05:30
five, second, four.
05:31
Star 1, Bravo.
05:33
4.410.
05:34
Bravo.
05:36
What's your location at the time?
05:39
We're going to check up for extension.
05:41
Confirm, checking for extension.
05:47
995. 925. 925.
05:50
We have a unit free that can 56 meet close to the front of Stake and Shake. I found where he ditched the weapon he used.
06:03
You know that can be 51[2] to 0-925 in the front of Staking Shake.
06:10
Mike.
06:11
Start over there. Time 4.
06:17
Before, he and can't handle all the unit to serve to do unto us.
06:20
I think that's how so.
06:26
Go firmly.
06:28
Messer received.
06:30
I don't know if you catch that last traffic from Italian 5 is a good amount of smoke coming from the ease on the Charlie's side's second floor. If you guys make your way up, we can get some ceiling pulled, make sure it's not in the attic.
06:40
Okay.
06:42
I mean in distance too.
06:43
Go ahead.
06:45
Good room on Charlie's, walkout base on the side, light smoke.
06:51
You got light conditions.
06:53
If you can't make your way up the second floor, then Carlin Bravo, let's say those conditions.
06:59
Ten floor. 1077, the 21 Romeo[1].
07:03
Alpha three, off at three out of duty,
07:04
honey. Okay, six.
07:06
Watch our four wreck from 10th ditching a weapon.
07:08
You said he was 10, 12 with it when he was running. Did you think he circled back then, or?
07:13
No, 54[3]. This was his original flight path.
07:17
Okay,
07:19
sir. ETCC, you make a move way through the second floor.
07:23
The name is Tire1.
07:25
Go ahead, Tire 1.
07:26
925.
07:28
Go ahead. 104A is those wanting to know if you want a patch.
07:33
Exiting instructor are all heads and vegansans responsible.
07:38
I copy you exit the outside of your recycling.
07:44
204. 5-3.
07:46
Go ahead.
07:47
Can Amy. AASM and GPD1 are now patched. Charlie 3, just stand by for a second.
07:52
Offer. Timothy 7.
07:54
Affirm again.
07:56
Next to receive.
07:57
Command, engine 2.
07:59
Go ahead, engine 2.
08:03
Copy engine 2.
08:04
Copy engine 2.
08:06
We got all clear on the Charlie side walkout, making her way up to the second floor.
08:14
Time five is reporting we got a decent amount of smoke. Looks like maybe some fire in the attic. If you can assist Fire 1 Bravo, pull and feel, and make sure we don't have attention.
08:23
Group and out there are close.
08:31
925, do you want additional units?
08:35
I think we're good with what we have. Yeah.
08:38
Squad 1, I need you to repeat.
08:41
But then Sun 1 and Power 1 on the 2nd floor.
08:47
I copy Squad 1 on the 2nd floor.
08:50
Were you able to get a line up there with you on the other villains?
08:54
Did anybody check that closet? Let's take a shake that we're talking about.
08:59
LT, I don't think that he was able to circle back around and get to the steak and shake based on where I was, I was pretty much right on him.
09:09
Do you guys have a line up there on the second floor with you while you're pulling into him?
09:15
Let me go ahead and go ahead and the engine one.
09:23
We're going to the structure on the alpha side.
09:27
We've never seen bottles.
09:28
Yeah.
09:30
The engine one's out of the structure to recycle.
09:33
Tier 4.
09:35
If we don't find them, just maybe there's what we're not making it. I might check it just to be able to take it in case if you did,
09:42
make it back at some point.
09:44
If we're right here, we'll just check it real fast.
09:47
Let me check.
09:48
Yeah, it's 5, so I'm working.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
21 Romeo: Burglary - Residential
[2]
51: En route
[3]
54: Found Property
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Location mentioned:
Near SW 42nd St, Gainesville, FL 32608
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