Suspect fires gun and flees in vehicle pursuit in Mercer County, Mercer County WV
WeaponsA suspect driving a silver Camry fired shots at an officer in Athens, West Virginia. The suspect then attempted to hit the officer with the vehicle. A high-speed pursuit followed through Mercer County with multiple law enforcement units involved.
Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch
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Transcript:
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The shots have been fired at Athens Officer.
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He also tried to run one over.
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Off, we headed back towards Princeton, maybe headed 77.
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Murphy, ain't nobody here.
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There is there control on here at the negative 20, getting back on yourself from this side. Out.
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Seven, six, four, we're going to go back around.
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I'm not seeing them.
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This is a good not coat down on Bridge Cross Road.
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Copy he's on Easeville Road and heading on three crosses road now. Three crosses road now.
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309 that we'll be right back then, that's right back then.
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I think so, we're going to my coat branch road control.
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Collar is coming up on Eagle Crest now, so they're coming up on Eaglecrest.
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Captain's area, come back up that other way in case he gets around.
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Hey, hold on traffic, 386 and 12th of this vehicle.
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We're about to hit 19.
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Okay, the first one.
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Four. It's going to be 19tham for Gary.
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Affirmative. He's hitting the intersection out.
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I hit the interstate, T.
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Turning right, turning right.
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Okay. Okay.
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Seventh South. 77 South. 77 South.
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Washington South.
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Okay,
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three.
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Bound-Found 77.
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Common.
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Inside.
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Careful.
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Unfortunately, I'm on 77, my marker 14.
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Do you know where they're at?
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They should be southbound from the 20, southbound from the 20.
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10-4[1].
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We're across the bridge, here at Camp Creek,
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speed 120.
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4-9 any unit with information, what kind of fire would you have, long gun or handgun?
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There's unit four that had the shots fired, he didn't have a handgun, he tried to run Charlie.
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All units be advised were setting up spikes, southbound, myself in 6-1.
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Copy 1446.
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Okay.
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We do. Units in for Street, what mile working on your lap?
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We used this came a call to camp read.
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Just passed through the peak my mark.
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Copy.
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Control responding units be advised we have a turnpike officer at the 15 and a half, 15 and a half.
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Merch Control, you got a turnpocket for things with.
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Copy.
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Awesome, where you said, it's like that.
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And south of the 14.
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County units, Turnpike units,
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state units, Athens, Athens, all behind him. As far as we know at this point, he hung up the funds.
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Yeah, David.
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I'll give you a public service.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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