Man armed with gun barricades in attic after shooting claim, Pittsburgh PA


Police and emergency services responded to a call where a woman reported that her boyfriend shot her in the abdomen at a residence near Vincent St. Upon arrival, no gunshot wounds were found on the woman. Police confirmed a male armed with a firearm was barricaded in the attic, leading to a SWAT response and emergency units staging nearby.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh EMS Dispatch - Channel 1
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Transcript:
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Units for Vincent Street, comp called back in saying female said her boyfriend shot her in the abdomen.
00:12
34 engine copy.
00:24
Dispatcheted 503
00:27
Dispresenting.
00:32
Dispatcheted 503.
00:33
The GSW[3] is there law enforcement being sent? Do we have people staged? And do they have medical backup?
00:46
Police are just arriving, units are staged, getting ready to send the rest of the units.
00:54
That's received.
00:55
The cell, show me in long from Shadyside.
01:00
Receive. Receive.
01:03
Pace to Rescue 2, 50.
01:12
Rescue 2. Rescue 2.
01:23
MD550E0 3929 near Vincent St in Medicin's area possible gunshot wound 28-year-old female PD[1] on scene This is MD 550 on route
01:47
Where's potential?
01:51
Okay.
02:08
Units for near Vincent St.
02:10
No obvious GSW[3].
02:12
PD[1] has a male armed in the attic.
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Two males coming out.
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34 engine, we're down the street from this resident.
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She walked out. She's down here.
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We have her sitting in a chair.
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There's no gunshot wounds.
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We're looking over her now.
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Receive.
02:43
Redshift. Dispatch medic one is out.
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Receive.
02:53
Dispatch medic one's back.
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Dispatch medic one's back.
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Free seat.
03:03
Just about unit 5403.
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503.
03:10
Did I hear that correctly you have a variegated suspect with a firearm in the home?
03:19
Affirmative male in the attic with a firearm.
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Go in, just back the second medic unit, stand by.
03:29
Receive.
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Base, the medic four,
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not to send-pins.
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Receive, starting stage.
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Face from MV550.
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Good.
04:06
Dispatch 34 engine, we're going to pull back around the corner here on stage at a safer location.
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Receive. Receive.
04:19
Dispatcheted 5-033.
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Dispatcheted 5-3.
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5-3. 5-3.
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Dispatch Unit 503, whenever they establish a rally point,
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because I believe this is going to turn into a SWAT[2] detail,
04:38
notify Medics 4 where that point is going to be and has the switch over to ICS.
04:46
Receive.
04:54
FD5502-502-503.
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Do you want me to stage as well or wait till I am needed?
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I think the initial patient is uninsured but it's being evaluated.
05:22
At this time, it'll turn into a tactical incident.
05:24
I don't believe that you're going to be needed for that.
05:27
You can return the service.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
PD: Police Department; request/cancel law enforcement assistance
[2]
SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics team request/activation
[3]
GSW: Gunshot wound
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