Male reportedly pointed firearm at female, incident unfounded, Princeton WV

Weapons

Reported: 10/31/2025 06:43 PM

Near Mercer St, Princeton, WV 24740

A male was reported to have pointed a firearm at a female at an apartment near Mercer Street. Officers responded and found no evidence that a firearm was involved. The female confirmed the incident was unfounded.

Audio|Source: Mercer County Public Safety Dispatch

02:38

Transcript:

00:00

1044, near Mercer St.

00:02

I'm thinking that they're in apartment 24, had a male pointed a firearm and a female. They've got multiple times.

00:10

3 and 4, I'll be in route down there.

00:13

2143.

00:21

734. Center for your trouble.

00:23

One, seven, three.

00:27

That Nell from Woodland calls you all should be advised he's heavily toxicode.

00:32

Yeah, he's on the phone now.

00:34

I'll see if I get one of the supervisors call in.

00:44

Control any Princeton unit. Need response out the Stafford Drive there in front of CVS.

00:51

It could be around the corner,

00:54

off of Stafford Drive,

00:57

going towards the Chuck Mathena Center, just in a general area.

01:00

On a two-carry NBA, he says there is little debris, no injuries.

01:12

7. 2.9.

01:18

7, control.

01:22

I'm sorry, I have a hard time hearing your unit number.

01:26

Unit 7, control.

01:27

Can you copy? I copy you now, sir.

01:31

Control, please call it in back, Captain, clear the roadway. Just live in over. We're going to check on this message again.

01:37

We'll take care of them.

01:38

Copy, well-do.

01:43

You gotta have seven four.

01:46

Control myself and six six will be ten-eight, we'll be for you two as well. Have good mind.

01:53

Control seven,

01:59

three.

02:02

Good.

02:04

I know it's in the city, but Prestonians are tied up.

02:07

(number withheld) North Walker Street, the male's saying that's female is hurting him right now.

02:15

You're...

02:18

24-1-0-5, I copy you in 6-6, 1042, 21-4-7-9.

02:24

Control,

02:29

we're gonna be 10A, appears to be unfounded.

02:32

We spoke with the female in the incident.

02:34

Nobody saw a gun. They just suspected that he had one.

02:38

We're clear.

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