Man walks near Whataburger holding hatchet, runs off, Tucson AZ


A man was seen walking near a Whataburger restaurant holding a hatchet. He threatened someone outside the restaurant but made no threats inside. The man then ran southwest toward a nearby tall apartment complex. Officers are searching the area for him.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police Midtown Division
01:39
Transcript:
00:00
Any units for a level two weapons, call it near East First.
00:05
Yeah, I'm 15. Put myself on Lincoln 3 on it.
00:13
For your complaint, it's going to be at the Waterburger with his father.
00:22
Hispanic male, bald black shirt, black jeans.
00:27
people to hatchet out and threatened the complainant.
00:36
I'm reading through this. Do they know where the suspect is?
00:40
I'm not sure. It says that he ran, and then it also said,
00:45
odor to wait.
00:47
I just talked to the comp.
00:49
There was nothing really done or said over at the Waterburger, reference to Hatchet.
00:54
They're pointing out that he went in a north, I'm sorry, a southwest direction over towards the tall apartment complex.
01:04
I'm in an unmarked trying to search the area. He didn't threaten anyone inside. He just had it in his hand, walked back outside.
01:16
For motor two, wait, I put you on the call for now.
01:21
10-4[1].
01:23
And again,
01:24
no threats made inside the Waterburger at all.
01:28
Right now, I'm second driving to the west from, I believe it's Woodwind, just searching around.
01:35
All we have right now is just he's walking around with a hatchet but has not done anything with it, just holding it.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative—message received, understood, or OK.
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