Family fight with firearm and gunshot reported in Tempe, Tempe AZ


Multiple callers report a physical fight involving family members in Tempe. A man wearing a white shirt was armed with a firearm and gunshots were heard. The husband suffered bleeding injuries. Children, including a nine-year-old and a one-year-old, were present during the incident. One child locked themselves inside their unit for safety.
Audio|Source: Tempe Police Department - North Patrol District
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39208 I have a nine-year-old child on the line saying this mother
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we have two separate cards on this also commotion in the back
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We have a third caller on the line if I think it's going to be involved in unit number four as well.
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So far we have unit four and unit six.
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It's going to be the nine-year-old child and a one-year-old as well.
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One of the third units that can assist on this 239, 2082.
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Okay, 13 negative.
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It does not sound like the parties are separated.
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We have another caller advising that it is physical with their husband.
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The husband is bleeding.
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One involved, parties going to be a (black male) with a white shirt.
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On the 239, we have a couple of the colors saying that the neighbor was starting to shoot.
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One of them did have a firearm and I'll use through the eyes north and be close to the 239 at 2.0-2042.
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Station clear at 2334.
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399 copy. Can I shrie on that traffic? Can I show you on that traffic?
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No, I'm in front.
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So the neighbors are going to be outside of the unit again.
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It'll be four and six that are involved.
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One of our cars is saying they saw a firearm with a silencer on it.
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And then who has that firearm with a signor?
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The call takers are making.
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It's a (black male) the white shirt that does have the firearm.
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We're going to have fire seek finish refail.
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At least four callers on this traffic, several of them are advising of the firearm.
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Really, really sure the colors are going to be told.
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We have zero guns victory at unit number four, and the most recent at unit number six is from July 9.
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The colors are advising that they just did here at gunshot.
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Pretty close.
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Where's my post unit?
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Forty-nine down for a river right now.
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Forty-49, I just want to confirm you did copy the gunshot.
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Yeah, yeah, I did.
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No, 2. No, 2. I'm going toward here.
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We are on the line, so it's just one of the cars that's going to be the nine-year-old density.
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They're going to be in the far northwest corner as the people way down there.
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Can you move your truck up? Give me some cover.
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So can I have the (black male) with a white shirt.
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149, do you guys use the detainter or you're just out there?
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49 to units that are arriving.
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I just need people to start separating everybody and interviewing people, please.
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49. The child that we're still in the line with is wanting P to come to the door that they've locked themselves behind their unit number six.
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I copy. Yeah, we got like six people out here that we're trying to detain and deal with and then we will deal with the children.
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If you'll just keep them on the line for now, please.
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Deborah, thank you.
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I'm up here at the March car closest to the unit.
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I've got two children with me and then stepmom is still supposed to be inside in the shower.
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My female saying that the (black male) out with the white shirt is the one with the gun.
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You know I think you're out with him.
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The juvenile that was on the phone, what permanent a associated with?
02:19
Unit 6.
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