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Man brandishes gun and shines flashlight at peopleWheeling WV

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Near Walnut Grove Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003

A man was seen walking near Walnut Grove Road flashing a gun at people and shining a flashlight in their eyes. The area is around the county line, and deputies responded to make contact. The man was wearing dark pants, camouflage, and a hoodie. He was reported to be near Elliot Lane and Walnut Grove Road, and the flagger at Elliot Lane indicated the man was walking back toward a nearby residence. The incident involved the man brandishing a gun and flashing his flashlight at passersby.

Audio|Source: Northern Panhandle WV Public Safety
06:24
Transcript:
00:00
Passing near Walnut Grove, where we usually get called to, not saying anything yet. I can't consider it out further.
00:06
One-17 Temple.
00:12
September.
00:14
All right, I'm at Elliot's Lane. I'm going to check with this guy who's working for Cam Safety.
00:21
Go ahead.
00:22
26 to 130.
00:25
I'll be on station without 10.50.
00:27
Ten-four on station.
00:30
Is there?
00:31
Yes, sir. 26 and 33.
00:34
Good.
00:38
He might be the first one there, but myself,
00:42
the Ohio County deputies are in front of me, too, so it's three or four, they'd be there a short after you.
00:49
Ten, I'm about a mile up.
00:52
133Marshal, what's the description of his male?
00:55
The caller did not have a good description of him since it was dark out.
01:00
And for, do we have a direction of travel?
01:06
They advise that he keeps facing back and forth,
01:09
Walnut Grove and Ohio County line back and forth.
01:13
Squad 105 to Brooke.
01:15
Squad 105, go ahead.
01:18
Brook Squad 105 is back on station.
01:21
104, I'm at Walnut Grove now. You said it was off of Elliot's or is that just where the caller is?
01:28
104215 back on station 2243. It was just in that area between Elliot and Walnut Grove.
01:35
104.
01:37
1.20 other units.
01:39
The CAM safety flagger at Elliot Lane says he walks back up towards 331 and it looks like it might be the residents up on the hill. There's some motorcycles in the front.
01:53
I'm out in the area now.
01:55
Confir-133.
01:57
Can't pull.
01:59
1.202.
02:01
Go ahead.
02:03
If you want to relay all this to Marshall County, if there's a brandishing that it occurred back here, it'll be in Marshall County, but I believe where that house is, that's going to reside in Ohio County.
02:16
10-4[1].
02:19
12, 117, I'm going to head up back to where that house is, but I'm going to wait for you guys going to make contact.
02:25
Yeah, 10-4[1].
02:27
Also be advised that convoy is going to be coming in.
02:34
3 to 3 to respond to units.
02:38
Good.
02:44
Dark pants, camo, hoodie,
02:47
or thinking is going to be at the address right before 3-3-1.
02:50
7-4.
02:54
On which side of the road? There's one that's right across and then there's one that's a little ways back.
03:01
120 dispatch i got partial county units out here with coffee 120
03:07
no facing that's no touch 7 o 'clock 7 o'clock 7.02 go ahead we'll be out of the courthouse
03:21
104702 we have you out at the courthouse 2246
03:25
One funny this much.
03:27
Go ahead.
03:30
130 Marshall, I'm on Walnut Grove now.
03:33
There is an individual here that is holding a sign. He says there's an individual out here looking for a dog. There is a dog running around. I just saw it running around. This might be related.
03:45
1040-near Walnut Grove that's where we're going to try and make contact one of the cam safety drivers said this is the residence of that subject
03:54
copy near Walnut Grove
03:58
Critical Emergency 6, we rode to McCulloch Street.
04:05
Can you check the maps and verify that's Ohio County? I believe I took that a report here before.
04:13
130 more should be on the other units.
04:16
104130, 1020, 20, 20, 22, 47.
04:19
Attention Squad 1 Rescue on Medical Emergency 602 McCulloch Street for a 48-year-old female general illness also is nauseous. Time 2247, Tech 3.
04:34
Squad 1.
04:36
Squad 1.
04:38
29 to help.
04:40
Copy 109.
04:46
264 shall be it.
04:52
10121248.
04:57
In 17, I got... Press U1. Let's do one.
05:08
17, I got a motorcycle place on anybody.
05:13
One something.
05:18
Holden for me. West Virginia, Gulf 6 Romeo 182. Golf 6 Romeo 182, Craig.
05:26
Coffee.
05:29
Golf 7 Hotel 172. Golf 7 Hotel 172.
05:35
Cages Holden.
05:36
Copy.
05:47
I just have A.
05:48
William. It was a passenger driver driving.
05:52
I love him, bro.
05:53
Go ahead.
05:56
The 10-8 vehicles in tow.
05:59
104 vehicle in tow.
06:05
Did the caller state writing or just holding or just happen to notice if I run?
06:14
The caller, he was walking with a gun and kept showing it at people, and then he was flashing his flashlight in people's eyes.
06:24
I'm working.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received

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Near Walnut Grove Rd, Wheeling, WV 26003
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