Man points gun at group then flees in SUV, Salem OR


A man pointed a gun at a group of people near 14th St SE, then fled in a light-colored SUV. The suspect was seen in a backyard and still had the firearm. Police are containing the area.
Audio|Source: Salem Police Dispatch
03:21
Transcript:
00:00
Sound units getting a menace, 1150, near 14th Street Southeast.
00:04
Neighbors started yelling, pointing up,
00:06
correction, pulled up in a car, pointed a gun at the complainant and his friends, and then drove off.
00:11
Locate vehicle is a light color SUV, unknown plate. We have a delay of two, working on a DOT.
00:20
You should take some grave units to jump on this with me, please.
00:31
738-159. 238, 159. The driver has a gun.
00:43
A locate vehicle went northbound through the alley.
00:46
Gun described as a black handgun.
00:54
Calltaker has a lot of yelling in the background.
00:59
Others and the neighbors are now yelling.
01:06
And units on this, the neighbors are on our back.
01:09
They still have a gun and they're in the alley now.
01:16
Two, three, it'll be running shortly where's my closest cover.
01:23
2.36 on commercial police.
01:30
They're on new after. She's in Tall Street.
01:37
And, you know, if everyone outside of the house with a car now.
01:45
Correction, everyone's inside the house now,
01:48
the neighbors out of the locate vehicle and in their backyard.
01:56
567 is confirmed the suspect is in the backyard of the resident.
02:04
Well, can I get any description of the suspect with the firearm.
02:08
I got me.
02:16
Hold short until we get a second unit with you.
02:20
And then stage in case we need to insert you in case he starts trying to enter.
02:27
I'm the stage in Chess, there's a north of Hyme.
02:33
Shopping is the Comp No, where the vehicle went.
02:41
I'll confirm.
02:43
The suspect,
02:44
the neighbor, is (name withheld) male 30's thin facial hair, afro,
02:48
and that's the driver with the gun, the white SUV, and I'll confirm those questions.
02:57
Let's work on getting some containment initially, so if we can get a unit to the alley that goes between Hines and to the south to cross, get a couple units there to start getting containment on the area.
03:08
Let's see if we can get eyes on the vehicle.
03:11
Two,
03:15
three, and I just had a white looks like suburban going north on 14th from Hines.
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