Man flees into house after approaching officers with rifle, Tucson AZ


A shirtless man wearing khaki shorts approached officers while holding what was believed to be a rifle. When confronted, he ran into a house near Illinois and 123. Officers set up containment and launched a drone to search the area. No firearm was seen when he ran into the house.
Audio|Source: Tucson Police South Division
06:28
Transcript:
00:00
There is like a resident just south of (number withheld).
00:04
It's possible he might have ran in that house that I didn't have visual.
00:08
I just heard rattling.
00:18
(number withheld).
00:24
When Adam's seven, they're in Lincoln Nine.
00:25
We're good to clear the clause on Michigan, right?
00:31
Yeah, everybody that's north of Illinois, usually either come around Illinois or go south of them that southern squads.
00:42
Okay.
00:56
Seven.
00:57
I could use you over here as rifle.
01:01
And who's going to fill that ninth in Illinois spot? We need that filled 1018.
01:06
He is in New England, Illinois.
01:08
They don't cover that.
01:10
Well, my mind's just for copy.
01:17
Copy, we can come and then I'll head over to Lincoln, 9 then.
01:24
So far.
01:31
(number withheld). (number withheld). Can you check the clods and make sure, can you handle the containment for me please? If you're on a containment spot.
01:40
Okay.
01:49
See where we go to the map and we have all the containment slots filled.
01:56
We just need Ohio in seventh and then everything will be covered.
02:06
Okay.
02:09
And we still did hear some rattling just south of us maybe between the alleyway.
02:23
This is going to get in Ohio on 7th.
02:27
On 7th. 7.7.
02:35
Coming.
02:39
2.30.
02:59
9.7, like weekend 9 said earlier, if you're on a clot, get out of your car.
03:26
All right.
03:40
All the quad set?
03:43
104. They're all set.
03:44
They're all set.
03:47
Copy. We can clear here and so you're not saying.
03:52
Very clear.
03:53
Did anyone? At that unit, the light just turned on, so I don't know if somebody inside turned on or if it's motion activated.
04:05
Anyone?
04:08
What's the drone ETA right now?
04:12
Okay, thank you.
04:17
Yeah, I'm just getting powered up and I'll be launching a commit.
04:25
I got these, thanks.
04:31
Lincoln 7, do we have any Sammy and that's there responding?
04:34
Sam 4 and 7, 11 are in a round.
04:38
Sam 4. Yeah, there's two of us for now.
04:41
Where's that CPS?
04:46
Right now we're working an active scene so we don't really have a CP.
04:49
We're just on Illinois in (number withheld) and I just heard a whistle.
05:00
All right, Sanford, whatever we need to 45 to get our search things together.
05:06
Just come straight to (number withheld) left Illinois.
05:09
This is where we last on.
05:14
Topport.
05:19
I'm not sure if you copy, but he approached officers dealing with something else, pulling what they believe was a rifle.
05:29
No ag assault right now.
05:36
A male approached us shirtless, khaki pants, or sorry, khaki shorts.
05:41
When we addressed him, he took off and ran south into (number withheld) with Illinois.
05:47
No firearm.
05:50
No firearm.
05:54
Go ahead. ...attidentify.
06:03
(number withheld).
06:07
Go ahead.
06:13
You still at incident location.
06:19
Madam Sunsen, I'm in a copy.
06:21
The Com says that the truck that was in that dirt law belonged to the suspect or were you able to run it like
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Location mentioned:
Near W Illinois St, Tucson, AZ 85714
This shows a Google Street View of the area near the location, which might not be the exact address.
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