Police search for armed man near Celebration Pointe Bridge, Gainesville FL
AssaultPolice are searching for a man suspected of assault near Celebration Pointe Bridge in Gainesville. The suspect is described as a black male wearing black clothing and a black and yellow skull cap. He may have a bike or e-bike and could be armed. Police are using drones and unmarked units to track the suspect and have set up a perimeter. A breast cancer walk is taking place nearby, increasing concerns for public safety due to the large crowd.
Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
05:34
Transcript:
00:00
All right guys, let's not rush in there, light some sirens.
00:03
We know he's going to run from us. So if I can try to get an unmarked and the drone up to get eyes on this guy before we go in, that's what I like to do.
00:12
Bob, I'm, we're 51 from Clean Springs with the drone.
00:19
10-4[1].
00:21
Or, um, Wyatt, can you call the victim?
00:25
10-4[1]. We've got something now.
00:27
All right, y'all stay well out of sight until we get a game plan organized. I'm going to see if I can get it on Mark.
00:33
Rob, I'm on the west side of the interstate. Do you want me to stay over here in case he cuts this far?
00:40
Yeah, 10-4[1].
00:42
I'm about to get someone north on 40th.
00:47
Just north of the Celebration Point Bridge,
00:50
because I think that's where he went north and around toward the interstate. So Becky, if you want to hang out west side of the interstate for now,
00:57
I'll hang out north on 40th Boulevard, north of the LOI.
01:02
Hey, Rob, you want to chuck with ASO if they have a canine?
01:05
Do they need more units at the Signal 5[2] in the Southwest?
01:11
Yeah, that's 104.
01:12
It's 104 the Lima unit.
01:15
Recently approved this morning approved.
01:18
I was trying to read the call. Give me a description.
01:22
I don't know.
01:24
I can put you on it and you can start heading that way and if they don't need you.
01:28
We'll call you back.
01:31
Myself and Bravo 3 are going to head the way. Gotcha.
01:34
The problem makes some of those black pants your fall.
01:41
Yeah, Becky, black over black, bald black male with short facial hair. He had a black and yellow skull cap on earlier. I don't know if he changed or not.
01:49
But he did have a bike or an e-bike at the LOI that he might be trying to get back to.
01:56
We're going to forego getting an unmarked. We're just waiting for the drones to get in, and then we're going to try to all go in at the same time.
02:05
Hey, Rob, do we have new Intel, like,
02:09
with where we think he is?
02:11
No, not confirmed yet, Bobby. I want Wyatt to try to call this guy and see if he can get him out of the area to meet with him in person so we get real-time 43.
02:21
I keep trying to call him with just rings until he goes to voice when you're hitting us the phone.
02:30
We're coming up to 40th and the archery now from the south. Where do you want me to stay there?
02:36
I mean, I stay well out of it.
02:39
If you want to get kind of blending over where targets at,
02:43
so you can shoot straight across to where snake and shakes at, that's where I set up.
02:48
But try to stay out of place for now.
02:51
26.
02:52
I'm trying to pull up Owen's body cam from earlier to try to get a better description, but it's not cooperating with me.
03:00
And for 43, I think they were doing a cancer walk or something over the bridge that goes to celebration point because they had it blocked off, so I don't know if that's going to affect traffic or not, guys.
03:11
They are in it. Last year, it was humongous, so there's going to be tons and tons of people at the breast cancer walk.
03:22
And so when you do the 50 alpha request, if we could have ASO get ready to set up on State Road 93 and KFC crosses over, it can't be confirmed if you hit I-75 earlier today or not. So I just want to have that base covered.
03:40
10-4[1]. We're 10-4 to patch them whenever they start getting in the area.
03:44
Pass-4.
03:45
All right, I'm set up in the first watching target, parking a lot way in the back.
03:55
831 Gainesville can we attempt to make 1025 with Stake and shake and have them lock the doors please? No, 4.
04:06
And for us, the ASO Kilo unit is 2-3, can you have him just shut down when he gets close so we don't spook anybody? No, 4-9.
04:18
Hey everyone, I'm at 42nd Street right by RTS.
04:21
I'm gonna 1023 over here until we start getting more people in the area.
04:30
I want the next unit at 40th Boulevard and 30th place, I think,
04:37
just on the other side of the bridge.
04:43
Tommy and Ty are coming that way. I just got off the phone with Todd.
04:47
All right, ASO and GPD are back.
04:54
ASOCA-A-41. I've got two kilos and three units coming.
04:59
That's right.
05:00
It's going to be the same guy from this morning that's all we're tracking.
05:04
Same clothing and description.
05:08
26, you got any holes in your perimeter?
05:11
A third one reference, we have not confirmed, it is third party 43 that has not confirmed that he's back at the LOI trying to meet with one of the victims.
05:20
So once we get people in play, we'll go ahead and attempt contact.
05:24
We don't have an updated description yet,
05:27
but we're getting the perimeter set up now.
05:29
It's going to be a little loose until we start getting more assets in the area. We're going to attempt to get a drone up and get eyes on.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation; message received and understood.
[2]
Signal 5: Homicide (murder) / threat to kill
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Location mentioned:
Celebration Pointe Ave, Gainesville, FL
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