Person possibly armed with knife outside gas station, River Rouge MI

Weapons

Reported: 10/30/2025 07:15 PM

Near W Jefferson Ave, River Rouge, MI 48218

A suspicious person was standing outside the Marathon gas station near West Jefferson and Van Horn. The person wore black jeans, a maroon shirt, and a camel hoodie. An employee reported the person might be armed with a knife. The person was later transported to Corwell hospital. The incident caused concern among employees due to the possible weapon.

Audio|Source: Downriver Public Safety

02:30

Transcript:

00:00

This is back to Triton Cars.

00:02

Van Horn and West Jefferson, a marathon gas station.

00:07

Caller states there is a strange person standing outside the building, wearing black jeans, maroon shirt, camel hoodie.

00:16

Caller is an employee.

00:19

He has been standing out there for a little bit.

00:22

15.

00:23

Nine.

00:25

16 to 16 minutes.

00:29

Copy.

00:31

00:32

5.7.

00:33

00:36

6. 6.

00:38

Copy that.

00:40

Just a FYI, Trenton just aired out a suspicious situation over at the local gas station on West Jefferson and Van Horn.

00:48

Employee caller states there is a man outside.

00:52

He has been out there for quite some time in case things get escalated, just a heads up. It's right on the border.

01:00

Not copy.

01:03

Any copies?

01:04

Sir. Sir.

01:10

Oh, the busy ones arrived.

01:17

Sure.

01:20

Okay.

01:23

Thanks, Evan.

01:29

Face three is coming on rescue. Face three is going on rescue.

01:32

Up,

01:34

homilowel, approximately 200 pounds.

01:41

Brother N-7, this batch, and we out at the marathon.

01:44

Copy.

01:46

Hello, the 15-0.

01:53

Copy. One of the...

01:59

I'll have a knife out.

02:04

Copy.

02:08

Help, if he wants to rob the Corwell, do you have one.

02:15

Rush to June, row.

02:18

Copy and route, risk, if you're doing,

02:22

Rowe. Copy a route, RISC if you had...

02:26

5-8 Radio, units are clear, subject was transported to Corwell.

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Near W Jefferson Ave, River Rouge, MI 48218

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