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Police seek male with firearm near Beloved High SchoolJersey City NJ

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Near Van Horne St, Jersey City, NJ 07304

Police responded to reports of a male with a firearm hiding near the parking lot at Beloved High School, located near Van Horn and Woodward streets. There were also reports of two females; one reportedly had a knife and the other a firearm. Officers are trying to locate these individuals and clarify conflicting witness accounts.

Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
04:47
Transcript:
00:00
Temp tag (number withheld) victor one female had a knife and the other female brandish a firearm which she's in these females that are off on scene here.
00:14
I received standby. We had a call that came in the beginning of the street for reckless driving and they provided a brief forward with the temp tag (number withheld) Victor.
00:31
I want five. Can you provide me with a man number?
00:35
Plan number (number withheld).
00:38
(number withheld).
00:43
(number withheld). This one.
00:46
One.
00:52
Is the original victim in front of near Woodward or is it attached to that secondary call that you received about the reckless driver with the silver Ford? All right,
01:01
the victim is attached to this new Woodward call, the reckless driver that was unfounded when it arrived on scene.
01:11
From the 3-O.E Woodward.
01:13
All right. Standby. I'm getting another call for near Van Horn.
01:17
I'm getting a call that there's a male with a firearm, dark gray hoodie, black, hiding on the next complex over.
01:26
He's going to be near Beloved High School. Callers said it's a parking lot that he's near at this moment.
01:36
Oh, go with that script again?
01:38
All right, yeah, caller states that PD is looking for this male who has a firearm, male with a dark gray hooded,
01:46
black in color as well.
01:48
That's how we have for a script.
01:54
Where's when they have still have eyes on that male?
01:56
Because we're in the parking lot.
02:03
He said that the male is hiding in the parking lot. Just standby. I'm going to have to work this call back myself.
02:11
Lieutenant, I'm off with the car with Wilson.
02:14
I'm going to be heading over with him.
02:18
All right, we have one victim located where, Lieutenant?
02:27
Now from over here, none of these people seem to have calls.
02:30
I'm not sure if they're involved. Hold on, I'll talk to them real fast.
02:36
Just call back for the person who called in with the eyes on the mail who's hiding from PD.
02:42
All right, now they're saying the actors inside the project in the area of near Woodworth.
02:53
(number withheld), (number withheld).
02:58
It's going to be a black male wearing a dark gray that it's hood and black pants.
03:14
Doug.
03:17
I mean he's going to be coming out.
03:23
We're going on?
03:28
I notified the DME and they said we're going to come out.
03:36
We have two reports.
03:39
Proceed, take it up full finish. All right.
03:48
And if this male also had a ski mask that was rolled up, so it probably looks like a black scully or a du rag.
03:58
Okay,
04:05
it just has a check.
04:07
This person has no weapons, correct? No known weapons?
04:15
Yeah, this is going to be a negative, no weapons.
04:21
Copy, thank you.
04:26
I'm sorry, the boyfriend just stated to us that she might have pepper spray, that's the only...
04:36
It was one female that had a knife and a firearm.
04:39
They said that they did call over here.
04:41
I'm not sure where we're getting all this about the guy with the gun over here. Just trying to figure it out.

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Near Van Horne St, Jersey City, NJ 07304

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