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Officers respond to possible firearm incident on 42nd StPhiladelphia PA

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audio iconWeapons
N 42nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

As discussed during the dispatch call, police responded to a possible person with a gun at a first-floor apartment near North 42nd Street in Philadelphia. The caller described a male dressed in all black clothing armed with a firearm. Responding officers later reported that no firearm was displayed and the person was gone on arrival.

Audio|Heard on: Philadelphia PA Law Dispatch Group Calls
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02:48
Transcript:
00:00
15th district, coming out as a person with a gun,
00:02
near North 42nd Street, first floor apartment.
00:07
It's a male, dressed in black clothing, armed with a firearm.
00:11
We're being in the 16th district.
00:12
Near North 42nd Street, first floor apartment.
00:18
Male in black clothing, armed with a firearm.
00:21
There's no further information.
00:24
(name withheld) being gone.
00:26
22.
00:29
I'm just going to be a female from planning out there.
00:32
I got 2-01 and 22 en route.
00:37
(name withheld) speaking, one that's the first call today, correct?
00:42
Yeah, that's correct.
00:44
It's a known 302 or something.
00:48
We were out there for the same thing on November 20 it looks like.
00:56
In 1980.
00:58
All right, thank you.
01:01
Good morning, did you find a previous user out?
01:06
1980, good morning.
01:09
Should we go?
01:11
1900.
01:13
19 out.
01:17
1900, good morning.
01:18
We're at Percy Hospital to leave those officers.
01:21
Okay, good morning.
01:24
21, last up.
01:27
1621 last out.
01:30
The very unit networked to my location, really.
01:36
Getting in a second check 3250.
01:41
Tramonix drive for a relief.
01:44
Okay, we'll be heading up there, and I'm just waiting for properly.
01:49
All right, turn on, we're seeing.
01:52
16, Charlie, send me around through the floor hard.
01:56
15, Charlie, I'll see that.
01:59
This is best reward.
02:00
Are we going off?
02:02
Okay, we're see.
02:03
Give me a vest.
02:06
Great, Trudely.
02:08
1980?
02:11
We're safe guard.
02:16
You understand violence or putter?
02:19
This is Special 1.
02:20
No GOA at this moment.
02:22
Just holding out with the complaint.
02:25
No gun display.
02:27
All right, I don't see that.
02:32
Units respond, person with a gun near North 42nd Street.
02:36
Slow it down.
02:39
Subject is GOA.
02:40
No gun displayed.
02:41
Screening in the 16th.
02:42
Units were found near North 42nd Street.
02:45
Slow it down.
02:46
Subject GOA.
02:47
No gun display.

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N 42nd St, Philadelphia, PA 19104

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