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Man walks near Whataburger holding hatchet, runs offTucson AZ

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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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Incident Timeline

  1. Situation Cleared
  2. No Further Reports or Threats
  3. Area Search and Situation Update
  4. Suspect Leaves Waterburger
  5. Suspect with Father at Waterburger
  6. Initial Report of Weapons Call

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