Law enforcement respond to high-risk incident in McDonald, Mcdonald PA
WeaponsLaw enforcement agencies respond to a high-risk situation near a house in McDonald involving suspects tracked by thermal imaging. SWAT teams are present, and a medic unit is ordered to retreat for safety. The Belgian Club was struck by gunfire and is not to be used for staging. A command post is set up at the intersection of Fannie and Liberty Street, where all responding units must check in.
Audio|Source: Washington County Police Zone 2
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Transcript:
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Forty-120 units, thermal still has them, same window, as reported last time.
00:04
Get the medic away from the house.
00:06
It's right in front of the house.
00:07
Copy thermal sighting, same location as last reported.
00:10
They're a medic unit in front of the house, have them back out.
00:13
...401, sir, control is any...
00:15
... sounds better.
00:16
Control is the medic unit, that's Allegheny SWAT[1].
00:19
Okay, somebody called that a medic unit.
00:21
At 4130 your last...
00:24
4120 to units bears on scene should be up momentarily.
00:28
Greet from Worc and Sarah, can you confirm units are those intersections blocked?
00:32
Okay, last unit requesting confirmation of intersections blocked.
00:36
Repeat, call out your unit number.
00:38
What intersections were they?
00:39
1230 control I just had a black Jeep Wrangler come down Hill Street from Rourke.
00:46
Okay. 8771. You out of your location.
00:49
I am Hill and Center.
00:51
Okay, time for it. We apparently have a unit now, Rourke at Fairmont, I believe it's Allegheny County,
00:55
so I'm going to remain here at Hill and Center.
00:57
I think you guys are able to attack. Callers up. 1230 control. Please inform all responding units. The Belgian Club is not the rally point. We have additional units parking there where rounds have been impacted at the building. Have them go to command post. Copy.
01:24
Copy, Belgian Club, not the rally point. All units coming into the scene from McDonald's to the command post. All units coming into McDonald's Borough checking at the command post. No units or go past the command post without checking in there first. 12.20 to control. The command post is at Fannie and Liberty Street. Fannie and Liberty Street.
01:48
Okay, 1220, I got that here. Fannie and Liberty Street for the command post. All units responding into McDonald, Fannie and Liberty Street for the command post, you are to report there before entering the scene. We're 120 to Sergeant Oslick. Are you on the channel? Sergeant Oslick. Sergeant Oslick. If we have a Northland car that needs move...
02:17
the bearcat. 410 control where is the bearcat at
02:46
119. 8772, Paramountain Center, 104.
02:57
completely blocked they're not going to be able to get up
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
SWAT: Special Weapons and Tactics team on scene
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Location mentioned:
Liberty St, McDonald, PA 15057
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