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Resident shoots intruder during home burglary attemptAmesville OH

audio iconBurglary
Near Sweat Rd, Amesville, OH 45711

A homeowner returned to find a man trying to steal items from the house. The homeowner shot the man in the leg. The man ran away on foot into nearby woods. No vehicle was seen at the scene.

Audio|Source: Ohio State Highway Patrol Post 84 Marietta and West Virginia State Police Troop 4 Parkersburg
03:34
Transcript:
00:00
Okay. Okay. Central 562. Stand by, less with an emergency. Stand by, less with an emergency. Road, 17177, sweat road. If you guys can get her out, we'll give you more.
00:27
Copy. Central 40 copy. I need the address one more time, please. 1-7-177 Sweat. 57-17-17-7 Sweat. Fifty-seven, clear. Sixty-two-three-three in route. Here, click. Fifty-three, same traffic.
00:55
Central. Good. Seth Buck fled across from the residents of 17177 Sweat Road, Amesville. 1717 Sweat Road, Amesville. Six foot, dirty blonde hair, braids. We're calling single 99[1] traffic at 1447. I believe it was a short.
01:25
40 trying to find the location of the gun at this time. Also, suspect has a grayish purple fitting on. Grayish purple.
01:35
is it going to be from a home invasion? White male suspect, attempted to break into a home. The president is on public service with dispatch at this time. Walker. It's found negative NTIG. The victim of the gunshot.
02:05
to the leg is the suspect. The resident came home, found the intruder in his home. The resident slash complainant shot him. He believes in the leg. The suspect fled into the woods. He was trying to take items out of the home such as a TV. There's no vehicle in the area.
02:33
That seems suspicious to the caller. 633 was a description of suspect. They ran. 6 foot, dirty blonde hair, white male, grayish purple hoodie. James swords whipped up to...
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
99: Wanted/Stolen Indicated

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Near Sweat Rd, Amesville, OH 45711
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