Man reports shooting, home cleared with no suspects, Pekin IL
Police responded to a residence near Madison Street in Pekin, Illinois, after a man reported being shot at inside the house. The man escaped by climbing out of a broken window. Officers found the house ransacked but no one else inside. Fire units were called to check for a possible gas leak. The situation was determined to be related to a mental health crisis and not an active shooter event.
Audio|Source: Tazewell Sheriff/Pekin Police Main
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Transcript:
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This is (name withheld).
00:01
It does seem to be a 96 event. He says a possibly a Bill Wilson.
00:06
I was trying to kill him.
00:08
But now he's refusing to say the name again because he thinks he'll hear him to kill him.
00:12
10.4.
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One from 4th.
00:16
Ask if he gives us consent to go in and check the house.
00:19
Hold on.
00:24
Yeah,
00:26
you get a consent.
00:31
Copy.
00:32
Sam 4 in minor, we out on Madison.
00:36
San 4.
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4.
00:40
24 and at 228.
00:43
Okay.
00:48
In regard, I've got 128.
00:54
Elimedeetruck 2301941.
00:59
They're expired to Glenn Plant Construction at a beacon.
01:06
Copy.
01:11
I hear from Sam 4, the front door secure.
01:15
Then Porter have a window open back here.
01:22
Copy. I was advised as we were leaving over there. He did say he had to climb out of a window.
01:32
Stand for information.
01:39
Our only point of entry,
01:42
there's got to be in this back window without forcing a door and there's glass everywhere, but looking through the windows, the house is ransacked. We're not getting any response from anybody else inside, don't see anybody.
01:52
Ten, four.
01:56
The broken window was (name withheld)'s exit point.
02:00
Copy.
02:05
He said a guy inside the residence was shooting at him, and so he dove out through the window.
02:14
Okay,
02:15
um,
02:18
the only way I can get in is force my door unless he's got a key on him.
02:24
Two on my mouth on the medicine.
02:31
He would like us to force the door to clear the house.
02:34
He doesn't have a key on.
02:37
In four, let me get my haul, you're now the car.
02:39
Misinformation, witnesses here, the few gentlemen are outside, didn't hear any gunshot at all, and they've been outside since before he ran over.
02:47
Yeah.
02:53
Brandon, hold off there on the front door, I'm not so sure there isn't gas on the next door.
03:03
One, I'll be in the house of the regional call of patient. Aski doesn't need me any further here.
03:08
No, 4. Morton 3.
03:12
Go ahead.
03:18
One, can you make me primary issue report number?
03:21
2.20 circle dry, I mean with Dale.
03:24
For a standby, he said you're familiar with the situation.
03:27
Number four.
03:28
Number four. Number four.
03:33
Report numbers being 1942, 1942.
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1442. Call 5.
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7. 4, we've got entered.
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6.
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Defend 5. Default 5.
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Call 5.
03:56
7. 7 4. Pretty clear.
03:58
On October finals.
04:00
4. 10.
04:03
Can you have fire respond for a possible gas leak?
04:11
You guys at the back of the mouse.
04:31
You can resume normal.
04:34
Residence is clear. There's nobody else present.
04:37
No indication anything but the mental health of that.
04:41
Yeah.
04:44
Informational units take primary traffic back to front of run situation at near Madison Street and hope they'll seek here.
04:51
Say at four.
04:52
Four.
04:56
Did you copy my traffic of having fire respond for a possible gas leak inside the residence?
05:01
I did. They have been paged.
05:07
Copy.
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