Person sprayed with pepper spray at Columbia Mall, Columbia MD


At the Main Event inside Columbia Mall, a person was sprayed with pepper spray by security staff. Police and medics are on scene assisting the individual.
Audio|Source: Howard County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Okay. Two people have the medical? It was a disorderly O.C.
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spray. And it was not to clarify.
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It sounds like security sprayed a subject not one of our officers.
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Two point in under her.
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(name withheld) 41, you know, mail.
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Yeah, four. There's only, same message.
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Step four. Ones 96, respond to main event, Columbia Mall.
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China's release are requesting you for OC spray[1].
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Phone on Alpha, too.
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Right, Tom. Right, yeah. Right, Jen. Engine 6.1, you're responding 9515, Queens Guard Court.
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It's going to be behind that location.
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Caller's advice, and there's possibly a fire in the field.
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He heard an explosion and then saw grace smoke.
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He also advised.
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It's about 20 yards off the gravel road, the VGE uses, and it looks like kids were putting the fire out and were possibly successful because they were leaving 1,800 hours.
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All right. I'm going to be out with an elderly patient with dementia.
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Her husband just showed up.
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So I'm 10.4. You can't put the other unit coming here.
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10.4. 10.4.1.
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Hold on 8. 4.4.
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E.O.196 responded at the main event at the mall, near Little Patuxent Parkway,
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with the county police on scene, request the medics for a subject that was O.C.
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sprayed at 1801.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
OC spray: Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper spray) deployment
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Location mentioned:
Near Little Patuxent Pkwy Suite 2520, Columbia, MD 21044
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