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Man Fires Multiple Shots Near Phoenix Pines ApartmentsUniversity Place WA

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Near Orchard St W, University Place, WA 98467

Multiple callers reported a male with an AR-style rifle fired 15 to 20 shots near Phoenix Pines Apartments on Orchard St W, hitting a vehicle. The suspect ran towards the B-Boy building. A silver SUV with a broken rear window sped away. No victims are confirmed yet.

Audio|Source: Tacoma Police Dispatch - South
03:35
Transcript:
00:00
Three-sector cars for shots the scenic crimes apartments, near Orchard St W.
00:08
32 waits.
00:10
Near Orchard St W Teno Pines Apartments. Multiple people calling in, stating that within the last minute running towards the B-Boy. B-boy building is a male with some kind of AR-style rifle who fired off 15 to 20 rounds, hit a vehicle, unknown if there's any victim so far.
00:27
Anyway, Joey, we'll hold the Bieber for now.
00:31
Free Steve, tell for the back.
00:37
I'll say for you in the center route to the Phoenix Pines Department. Suspect is going to be a male, 18 to early 20s, 5-8, thin old curly hair and some kind of Afro style.
00:46
And possibly something that is red in origin color, couldn't tell if it was going to be a hoodie or pants.
00:55
Say receipt.
00:57
There's also a handful of people that are reporting that they've heard vehicles speeding off and known if those are going to be related to anything, though.
01:08
An additional update units en route for the Phoenix Pine Department. There's now another RAPE that's advising they saw an unknown direction of travel on 56 should be some kind of silver newer SUV that was speeding away from the townhomes, but never saw the shots coming from that vehicle.
01:26
To receive.
01:29
Topford.
01:32
294. My calls for me G.O.A on the en route.
01:36
You need 294. Talk to you in route.
01:39
3151.5.1 comes to the area from the east side of five-six.
01:49
The original RP[1] that actually had eyes on the mail of the gun is advising that they had seen him possibly running towards the back side of the B-boy B-Boy building.
01:59
The far end where the unit should be 7 through 12. There's still no victims reported.
02:06
Copy. And the shots came out near the 7-Eleven, correct?
02:10
They're reporting that it was the scene at Pine's apartments, but it's going to be close towards the 7-11.
02:19
Correct.
02:20
Well, how priority traffic units in the area of scenicines department by 701 or 2st Street West for shots.
02:28
Okay.
02:37
So, you're going in from the south.
02:40
Henry, 2003, 1249.
02:46
This is for information.
02:48
There's someone who's cleared in a homicide in the B-Boy building. It's lower floor.
02:54
Second unit from the north towards the south.
02:58
Is that just the regular B-Bee or the B-Boy B-Boy?
03:03
B-boy building, and he matches the description list.
03:09
Received.
03:10
Pretty nice.
03:13
I believe his name is (name withheld), if you can look at them at.
03:17
W-A-R-E.
03:20
Okay.
03:21
Okay.
03:22
Okay.
03:24
There's also somebody who's advising over at the gas station that one of the silver SUVs was shot at the rear windows on that. It's broken.
03:31
That vehicle plus they had gone, E-found 5-6, and then heard three additional shots.
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Near Orchard St W, University Place, WA 98467

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