Man holds four hostages in vehicle with firearm, West Memphis AR
Assault, WeaponsA man is holding four people hostage in a black Kia vehicle with a firearm. The vehicle is traveling southbound near 18th Street and eastbound near Broadway Avenue in West Memphis. A Chevy Malibu is following the suspect's car, and at least one of the hostages is the mother of the caller.
Audio|Source: West Memphis & Marion Public Safety
03:43
Transcript:
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Can we get units direct to the southbound on 18th Street? We have multiple 911 hangups back on the line.
00:08
Dispatch could hear screaming and yelling.
00:10
Original caller disconnected.
00:12
Another caller called back as a male is holding people hostage.
00:15
Four people in the car, Arkansas,
00:18
Bravo Golf X-ray, 8-0 Echo, near 19th and Broadway, Black Kia, name is (name withheld), going westbound on Polk and turned southbound on 18th Street.
00:32
You can you send me the reference, 7.10 and listen.
00:37
It's your same traffic.
00:43
Other partners public service with another one and they're pinging at 200 south 16th.
00:52
The other partners is very good about the board.
00:55
Sorry,
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we're trying to get there.
01:04
Check.
01:13
She realized of those houses.
01:20
Last calls in reference to a male holding people hostage,
01:25
approximately four people in the vehicle, it's going to be a black Kia,
01:30
heading to the east side, going to Memphis at this time.
01:35
Dispatch can't hear a large disturbance.
01:37
Male has a firearm.
01:41
55.
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19th in Harrison.
01:46
We have another caller advising that's going to be at least the persons is going to be in a Chevy Malibu who is following behind them.
01:53
He has her mother in that vehicle holding her hostage.
01:57
Okay,
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you are in the state, send it.
02:12
I'm grabbing now, I'm folks now, low the hills.
02:15
All that means now by email there.
02:19
See ya, Vives. ...in Broadway.
02:23
Check, we have another thing at near East Harrison as well.
02:32
All right the thing.
02:38
Near East Harrison.
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Harrison. Hey,
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I'm not getting here here.
02:47
All Harris more.
02:51
Jay, me, Venn. On near 20th and Broadway.
02:56
People going back west.
03:00
Units advised are going to be two vehicles you're going to see a black Kia and a Chevy Malibu. One caller saw y'all.
03:11
So third, I'm not with that Malibu.
03:13
They're advised they lost the car.
03:19
Check.
03:23
The suspect vehicle is a black Kia.
03:27
Check, we were advised of Black Kia. We do have a LPN, Bravo, Gulf X-ray,
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80, Echo. Bravo, Gulf X-ray, 80,
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Echo.
03:40
Check, ATDC30. I saw a vehicle heading back west.
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Location mentioned:
S 18th St & E Broadway Ave, West Memphis, AR 72301
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