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Man seen with handgun at rear of location near E 21st Ave, Columbus OH

Weapons

Reported: 09/17/2025 03:41 PM (PDT)

Near E 21st Ave, Columbus, OH 43211

A man without a shirt was seen at the rear near E 21st Avenue holding a dark handgun. The caller did not know the man and no threats were made.

Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 6 Northeast

00:23

Transcript:

00:00

We just got in near E 21st Avenue, a male refuse caller saying a male white, no shirt.

00:06

Has the 33[1], it looks like a dark handgun, he's in rear of this L.

00:10

Caller doesn't know who the suspect is, possibly his neighbor.

00:14

I'm asking the call, (name withheld), if he made any threats or anything.

00:19

I copy, yeah, if there's no threats and then I don't want to be seen, we'll code for it, but we'll wait for it.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

33: Emergency radio traffic only; restricts non-essential communication due to a critical or dangerous situation.

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Near E 21st Ave, Columbus, OH 43211

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