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Police detain suspect waving knife near Southport AveTucson AZ

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South, Tucson, AZ 85746

Police detained multiple people near Southport Avenue and South Avenue. A suspect described as wearing a tie-dye shirt, blue jeans, and carrying a black backpack was identified. The suspect waved a knife at others but did not point it directly. Officers are searching for a passenger who may have been involved in a recent shooting. No weapon was found in the vehicle, and the driver is in custody. Police are maintaining a presence and searching nearby areas.

Audio|Source: Tucson Police/Fire Citywide
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Transcript:
00:00
In Southport v.S Avenue, Unit 19,206, 5,500 south and 2,600 East. Respond on A4 South.
00:13
Ford, thank you, continue, radio checks. East 1 radio check.
00:17
Section 2.
00:25
That's what's all there. Looks like they're detaining some people.
00:32
2245.
00:37
24, 1076. Code 06.06.
00:45
06.6.
00:47
2445.
00:54
I'll be met 373, transport and one patient go to in front of me. Equipment check on Bravo QaFort.
01:06
Grab it, 2240.
01:11
40s,
01:12
59, medium build,
01:15
tie-dye shirt, blue jeans, and has a black backpack.
01:22
7903 copy so is the suspect leaving or was that the comp?
01:27
The suspect.
01:32
Thank you, TSI.
01:37
2246.
01:43
29 can make sure we have both sleep on route to tournament.
01:51
Board of three times seven. Just go west seven, just pull your patrol car across the 2-9 because all these patrol cars are black in the street.
01:59
Yeah.
02:00
Okay.
02:07
Please.
02:13
Use the calls.
02:16
2247.
02:20
2007 reference is called I have a pepperball and two have a nine two has a forty
02:28
three seven I'm working my computer are there any key three units in double forty seven I've got two units code three to assist
02:46
So I copy.
02:55
The one unit, the units are coming to with a 745 with sound 4, I think it's off Venice in the 29.
03:05
You have two team four units to going to 29 in Venice.
03:14
2248.
03:20
201 North Park Avenue, 2,000 north and 900 east. Respond on A3 North.
03:31
Next, 10.
03:35
7, East Speedway Boulevard, 1,200 north and 1700 east.
03:40
Respond on A3 North.
03:49
Sam 4 to SWAT 30 or Sam 5? Go ahead.
04:00
The SWY units got relieved up here with this Unreilly Group.
04:04
Me and Sam 6 are available with quite a few cover officers if you need us to redeploy somewhere.
04:10
Yeah, one of you guys leapfrog a block south of us.
04:15
Hey, boy.
04:20
Sam 7 has the north side of Cairoa. I've got the south.
04:24
If you and Mike want to split the north and south of the next block.
04:31
Copy.
04:37
We'll do 31street. We'll do 31st Street.
04:41
Yeah, Air 1.7.
04:42
I checked that house that's just east of you. Oh, he's a good truth. It's pretty open.
04:51
Same Saturday, Eric, was that for me?
04:54
Yeah, 10-4. I was just letting you know, I checked that residence just east of you.
04:58
It's pretty open.
05:01
Okay,
05:02
thank you very much. Sam 7 and Sam 5. I'm going to bypass that yard.
05:06
Entry is from the alley, and it's the first house west of the eastern containment.
05:12
So you'd have to go in from the alley if you want to check that yard, but heirs said there's any signatures.
05:18
Copy.
05:32
Two-fresh copies, they preserve arrived PMC.
05:39
He waved the knife at them, didn't point it at them, and he said it was about two inches.
05:51
Actually, two sheds, but none of our given to be heat signatures.
05:57
Copy.
06:01
2252 All right,
06:07
874, transporting one normal traffic to the VA.
06:14
Have Eighty-seven.
06:15
Have Eighty-seven-four.
06:18
Okay,
06:22
seven-four, transport you one normal traffic to the VA.
06:27
Copy-74-1 normal, VA.
06:33
Davidir in 3-1.
06:35
But just with the wind, I'm going to breeze the alley between that and Kyraora, unless you're already going to be there first.
06:43
So that's all you?
06:45
Okay. That's all you?
06:47
Okay.
06:56
Six and Jacobus, 233.
07:03
That yard that your intern is pretty quarter.
07:09
Copy.
07:15
Sanford, that 189. I know we have the 1082 guy driver in custody and we're looking for a passenger. Anything that we found in the car or...
07:26
No, no weapon in the car.
07:30
All right, help me.
07:49
The follow-up to that is, are there any other known accomplices to the shooting event?
07:56
Or do we have any 1081 on this other guy?
08:02
No,
08:05
negative. Our shooting of drivers of the main guy would be one at this time.

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Incident Timeline

  1. Final Search and Area Clearance
  2. Detentions and Continued Search
  3. Search Operations Begin
  4. Police Establish Perimeter and Request Descriptions
  5. Suspects Flee from Vehicle

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