Armed person causes disturbance at army recruiting center, Portland OR
WeaponsA disturbance occurred at the Army Recruiting Building near Southwest Oak Street where a man carrying a handgun was yelling at recruiters. The man was identified as a former soldier who refused to leave and tried to de-escalate the situation himself.
Audio|Source: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
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Transcript:
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845, I'm going to dispatch you to a disturbance at the Army Recruiting Building near Southwest Oak Street. Our call takers on the line with Sergeant Wiley. He's an Army recruiter.
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Some guy walked into the recruiting office with a handgun and is yelling at the other recruiter.
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Our caller recognizes the subject as (name withheld), a former soldier that was recruited out of that office.
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Our call taker asked the caller if he can leave, he refused,
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saying he was going to see if he could de-escalate the situation by himself.
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You have a DCIG that would start for this and does a start-to-copy.
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6-1-6. I copy.
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You can show me a route and I'll be I see.
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We can stage at 2 on blind.
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I think a containment set,
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1-2, fine to start, just keeping vehicles and past strings out.
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Also, I could get a pair of rifle operators to intensively deploy to side 1, get eyes on, and let me know what you see.
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Portland, OR
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