Man flees on foot armed near N High St in Canal Winchester, Canal Winchester OH


Officers are searching for an armed man without a shirt seen running near N High St in Canal Winchester. He fled on foot toward a nearby field behind a building. Police are coordinating search efforts including air support and additional units.
Audio|Source: Fairfield County Sheriff
05:22
Transcript:
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531[4] copy a deal 532[5] 522[7] callers advising with the mail making 72 to 52 advice he does have a code 40[3] on him Go ahead and clear 531 go ahead Madison Township as well or Leipopolis Here clear Leipollos 6 Leopolis 8 396-170 Robert Queen 396-170 5'6, both units en route.
00:30
5'1-17, north-high street.
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522[7], on 3-7.
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Just give us a payroll.
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All 2,300 units in a traffic, 711[1]-TAC-1, all-300 units in traffic, 7-1-tack 1.
00:38
5-2U-5-0. Backdoor.
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Any firm. Fries no shirt, athletic shoes.
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532[5] males going to have no shirt on athletic shoes.
00:45
If a unit can come in off of North Triang down the alley, another unit can come off of Washington, any foot-on-foot.
00:50
5356, 5-5-0-City, you copy direct.
00:52
5-5-0-Cay, I copy.
00:53
Can you revise last traffic? Vice mail, no shirt, athletic shoes, flat on foot.
01:00
Okay, thank you.
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532[5], if you have you of Madison coming, go ahead and keep them rolling.
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They're in route, one unit.
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I was saying I'll be in the area.
01:06
Which way did he head?
01:07
There's a big clearing eastbound.
01:09
We don't have him behind the building, so it's going direction we believe he went.
01:12
32, I didn't copy.
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What direction? Eastbound.
01:15
There's a big field behind the building that we believe he might have gone into.
01:18
I copy. I'll copy.
01:19
I'll say if I'm in the area.
01:20
Here, sir.
01:21
532[5] to 501[6]. 528, go for 501. Can you ask her to do our lack of drone pilots in Franklin County vicinity if she has an objection to possibly a chopper to the fact that he's met arms of the 40 and fled? 501 to 532. Can you give me a 19? DNR[2] at 3, 5504 to dispatch.
01:51
7-1-TAC-1[8]-2-6 set up right here 532[5] radio 5301 go ahead and see if we can get CPD's chopper overhead okay clear 532 they're now advising us he possibly went southbound
02:19
if you want to also let Columbus know of the vehicle description from earlier. See, clear. Light Office 8, I'm at the east perimeter from Trine and Cherry Alley. Light Toplo 6 is going to be down by Long Alley at the...
02:47
First intersection north-west at Trine. Madison 20. Okay. I just need to confirm, where are you guys requesting a two-seven response? A-firm, one flood on foot with a code 40[3]. Copy, sir. Myself and Madison-26 will be around. Here, clear.
03:14
Or are we good east on the east side of that field? Whoever's on that corner lot with the red and blues, if they can stay, any other cars can start shifting. 8, go south, or 6 go south. Come back out to Trine and go south to Columbus. Copy. Copy. 501[6], copy of D.L. Okay. Robert Union 6-6-8940. Robert Union 6-8940.
03:44
Run an 11[1] on him for 48 offense. And if you could advise if he has any priors. Be here, Claire. It's going to be a minute. Bye, copy. No rush. I've got a parked black F-150 over here. I don't know if it's going to be related or not. Looks like an older model.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
11: Warrant or record check
[2]
DNR: Do Not Resuscitate (likely not relevant here, possible ASR error for 'Do Not Release' or similar in policing context)
[3]
code 40: Potentially armed and dangerous person
[4]
531: Unit identifier
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532: Unit identifier
[6]
501: Unit identifier
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522: Unit identifier
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7-1-TAC-1: Tactical channel 1
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Location mentioned:
N High St, Canal Winchester, OH 43110
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