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Man With Hatchet Barricaded Inside House, Throwing Objects Out Windows

W 36th St & Chatham Ave

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Summary

  • Police in Cleveland are operating at the scene where a hatchet-wielding man is barricaded inside a residence.
  • The man is also breaking windows and throwing objects to the ground below.
  • SWAT units are en route to establish a dialogue as officers are unable to do so.
  • Avoid the area.

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Officers are communicating with the man through a window. He has moved to the south side of the second floor.

Officers are deploying a drone to locate the suspect while simultaneously attempting to establish communication with him.

SWAT has been notified and officers are maintaining cover while monitoring the man's movements.

SWAT units are being called in as there is no safe way to contact the man, per officers on scene.

The man reportedly smashed a window and thrown a typewriter out of it, police say.

Police are coordinating with county resources for additional drone support if needed.

Police are assessing whether specialized units are needed to safely contact the man.

Police advise the man is barricading furniture at a second-story window.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:13
Copy. Adam 13 for info, the male is barricading furniture on the front second story window in front of it. Copy.

Police are blocking the traffic at West 36th Street and Chatham Avenue to contain the situation with the armed man.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:15
CRT 2 Adam's going to be pulling up here in a second, and this, I'm not logged in yet, so I don't know if you sent it to me, but if you didn't, you can go ahead and send it to me. I sent it to you. Anybody else coming here, block off the intersection of 38 and Chatham.

Police are using a drone to monitor the situation involving the man with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:10
Hey, they had a, they just had a drone in the 4th, the sheriff's department.10-14, can we see if ours is up? If we can go in over here and see PD.
Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:24
Yeah, he's definitely in the up of this unit. He's not responding to any more commands. Alright, what was the last weapon you had that you saw? We originally pulled up. He was chopping at a tree with something. I didn't 100%% see. Copy. We're showing a picture of him with the hatchet in his waistband, though. 10-14, I copy.

Additional specialized units are being requested to assist with the situation.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Copy. Sam 14, you're monitoring, correct? Sam 14, I'll be heading down there. Do we have a NICE unit or a tactical unit that can respond?

Police advise the man is reportedly threatening officers if they approach.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:06
He's threatening to shoot us if we come any closer to him. 16, send us those numbers. Copy.

Police are requesting additional units to locate a man reportedly armed with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Adam 11 to radio. Go ahead. Can we get another car with us to try to locate this male? He's armed with a hatchet, and he's saying he's going to kill people.

Police have received a report of a man with a knife ripping lights off a garage.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:19
Yeah, we're currently at 2067 West 41st. Trying to locate this male. I copy. We also have, we just got a call for 36 and Chatham. He's ripping lights off his garage, with a knife in his hand. Black male, no shirt, no shoes, and he's running now on Chatham.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W 36th St & Chatham Ave.

Officers are communicating with the man through a window. He has moved to the south side of the second floor.

Officers are deploying a drone to locate the suspect while simultaneously attempting to establish communication with him.

SWAT has been notified and officers are maintaining cover while monitoring the man's movements.

SWAT units are being called in as there is no safe way to contact the man, per officers on scene.

The man reportedly smashed a window and thrown a typewriter out of it, police say.

Police are coordinating with county resources for additional drone support if needed.

Police are assessing whether specialized units are needed to safely contact the man.

Police advise the man is barricading furniture at a second-story window.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:13
Copy. Adam 13 for info, the male is barricading furniture on the front second story window in front of it. Copy.

Police are blocking the traffic at West 36th Street and Chatham Avenue to contain the situation with the armed man.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:15
CRT 2 Adam's going to be pulling up here in a second, and this, I'm not logged in yet, so I don't know if you sent it to me, but if you didn't, you can go ahead and send it to me. I sent it to you. Anybody else coming here, block off the intersection of 38 and Chatham.

Police are using a drone to monitor the situation involving the man with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:10
Hey, they had a, they just had a drone in the 4th, the sheriff's department.10-14, can we see if ours is up? If we can go in over here and see PD.
Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:24
Yeah, he's definitely in the up of this unit. He's not responding to any more commands. Alright, what was the last weapon you had that you saw? We originally pulled up. He was chopping at a tree with something. I didn't 100%% see. Copy. We're showing a picture of him with the hatchet in his waistband, though. 10-14, I copy.

Additional specialized units are being requested to assist with the situation.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Copy. Sam 14, you're monitoring, correct? Sam 14, I'll be heading down there. Do we have a NICE unit or a tactical unit that can respond?

Police advise the man is reportedly threatening officers if they approach.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:06
He's threatening to shoot us if we come any closer to him. 16, send us those numbers. Copy.

Police are requesting additional units to locate a man reportedly armed with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Adam 11 to radio. Go ahead. Can we get another car with us to try to locate this male? He's armed with a hatchet, and he's saying he's going to kill people.

Police have received a report of a man with a knife ripping lights off a garage.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:19
Yeah, we're currently at 2067 West 41st. Trying to locate this male. I copy. We also have, we just got a call for 36 and Chatham. He's ripping lights off his garage, with a knife in his hand. Black male, no shirt, no shoes, and he's running now on Chatham.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W 36th St & Chatham Ave.

Officers are communicating with the man through a window. He has moved to the south side of the second floor.

Officers are deploying a drone to locate the suspect while simultaneously attempting to establish communication with him.

SWAT has been notified and officers are maintaining cover while monitoring the man's movements.

SWAT units are being called in as there is no safe way to contact the man, per officers on scene.

The man reportedly smashed a window and thrown a typewriter out of it, police say.

Police are coordinating with county resources for additional drone support if needed.

Police are assessing whether specialized units are needed to safely contact the man.

Police advise the man is barricading furniture at a second-story window.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:13
Copy. Adam 13 for info, the male is barricading furniture on the front second story window in front of it. Copy.

Police are blocking the traffic at West 36th Street and Chatham Avenue to contain the situation with the armed man.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:15
CRT 2 Adam's going to be pulling up here in a second, and this, I'm not logged in yet, so I don't know if you sent it to me, but if you didn't, you can go ahead and send it to me. I sent it to you. Anybody else coming here, block off the intersection of 38 and Chatham.

Police are using a drone to monitor the situation involving the man with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:10
Hey, they had a, they just had a drone in the 4th, the sheriff's department.10-14, can we see if ours is up? If we can go in over here and see PD.
Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:24
Yeah, he's definitely in the up of this unit. He's not responding to any more commands. Alright, what was the last weapon you had that you saw? We originally pulled up. He was chopping at a tree with something. I didn't 100%% see. Copy. We're showing a picture of him with the hatchet in his waistband, though. 10-14, I copy.

Additional specialized units are being requested to assist with the situation.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Copy. Sam 14, you're monitoring, correct? Sam 14, I'll be heading down there. Do we have a NICE unit or a tactical unit that can respond?

Police advise the man is reportedly threatening officers if they approach.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:06
He's threatening to shoot us if we come any closer to him. 16, send us those numbers. Copy.

Police are requesting additional units to locate a man reportedly armed with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Adam 11 to radio. Go ahead. Can we get another car with us to try to locate this male? He's armed with a hatchet, and he's saying he's going to kill people.

Police have received a report of a man with a knife ripping lights off a garage.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:19
Yeah, we're currently at 2067 West 41st. Trying to locate this male. I copy. We also have, we just got a call for 36 and Chatham. He's ripping lights off his garage, with a knife in his hand. Black male, no shirt, no shoes, and he's running now on Chatham.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W 36th St & Chatham Ave.

Officers are communicating with the man through a window. He has moved to the south side of the second floor.

Officers are deploying a drone to locate the suspect while simultaneously attempting to establish communication with him.

SWAT has been notified and officers are maintaining cover while monitoring the man's movements.

SWAT units are being called in as there is no safe way to contact the man, per officers on scene.

The man reportedly smashed a window and thrown a typewriter out of it, police say.

Police are coordinating with county resources for additional drone support if needed.

Police are assessing whether specialized units are needed to safely contact the man.

Police advise the man is barricading furniture at a second-story window.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:13
Copy. Adam 13 for info, the male is barricading furniture on the front second story window in front of it. Copy.

Police are blocking the traffic at West 36th Street and Chatham Avenue to contain the situation with the armed man.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:15
CRT 2 Adam's going to be pulling up here in a second, and this, I'm not logged in yet, so I don't know if you sent it to me, but if you didn't, you can go ahead and send it to me. I sent it to you. Anybody else coming here, block off the intersection of 38 and Chatham.

Police are using a drone to monitor the situation involving the man with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:10
Hey, they had a, they just had a drone in the 4th, the sheriff's department.10-14, can we see if ours is up? If we can go in over here and see PD.
Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:24
Yeah, he's definitely in the up of this unit. He's not responding to any more commands. Alright, what was the last weapon you had that you saw? We originally pulled up. He was chopping at a tree with something. I didn't 100%% see. Copy. We're showing a picture of him with the hatchet in his waistband, though. 10-14, I copy.

Additional specialized units are being requested to assist with the situation.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Copy. Sam 14, you're monitoring, correct? Sam 14, I'll be heading down there. Do we have a NICE unit or a tactical unit that can respond?

Police advise the man is reportedly threatening officers if they approach.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:06
He's threatening to shoot us if we come any closer to him. 16, send us those numbers. Copy.

Police are requesting additional units to locate a man reportedly armed with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Adam 11 to radio. Go ahead. Can we get another car with us to try to locate this male? He's armed with a hatchet, and he's saying he's going to kill people.

Police have received a report of a man with a knife ripping lights off a garage.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:19
Yeah, we're currently at 2067 West 41st. Trying to locate this male. I copy. We also have, we just got a call for 36 and Chatham. He's ripping lights off his garage, with a knife in his hand. Black male, no shirt, no shoes, and he's running now on Chatham.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W 36th St & Chatham Ave.

Officers are communicating with the man through a window. He has moved to the south side of the second floor.

Officers are deploying a drone to locate the suspect while simultaneously attempting to establish communication with him.

SWAT has been notified and officers are maintaining cover while monitoring the man's movements.

SWAT units are being called in as there is no safe way to contact the man, per officers on scene.

The man reportedly smashed a window and thrown a typewriter out of it, police say.

Police are coordinating with county resources for additional drone support if needed.

Police are assessing whether specialized units are needed to safely contact the man.

Police advise the man is barricading furniture at a second-story window.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:13
Copy. Adam 13 for info, the male is barricading furniture on the front second story window in front of it. Copy.

Police are blocking the traffic at West 36th Street and Chatham Avenue to contain the situation with the armed man.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:15
CRT 2 Adam's going to be pulling up here in a second, and this, I'm not logged in yet, so I don't know if you sent it to me, but if you didn't, you can go ahead and send it to me. I sent it to you. Anybody else coming here, block off the intersection of 38 and Chatham.

Police are using a drone to monitor the situation involving the man with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:10
Hey, they had a, they just had a drone in the 4th, the sheriff's department.10-14, can we see if ours is up? If we can go in over here and see PD.
Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:24
Yeah, he's definitely in the up of this unit. He's not responding to any more commands. Alright, what was the last weapon you had that you saw? We originally pulled up. He was chopping at a tree with something. I didn't 100%% see. Copy. We're showing a picture of him with the hatchet in his waistband, though. 10-14, I copy.

Additional specialized units are being requested to assist with the situation.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Copy. Sam 14, you're monitoring, correct? Sam 14, I'll be heading down there. Do we have a NICE unit or a tactical unit that can respond?

Police advise the man is reportedly threatening officers if they approach.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:06
He's threatening to shoot us if we come any closer to him. 16, send us those numbers. Copy.

Police are requesting additional units to locate a man reportedly armed with a hatchet.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:11
Adam 11 to radio. Go ahead. Can we get another car with us to try to locate this male? He's armed with a hatchet, and he's saying he's going to kill people.

Police have received a report of a man with a knife ripping lights off a garage.

Cleveland PD District 2 · 0:19
Yeah, we're currently at 2067 West 41st. Trying to locate this male. I copy. We also have, we just got a call for 36 and Chatham. He's ripping lights off his garage, with a knife in his hand. Black male, no shirt, no shoes, and he's running now on Chatham.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W 36th St & Chatham Ave.

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Comments4

peezy1208Jun 23 at 1:11 PM

That man fell off the damn bike lol

clevelandUser2231566018Jun 23 at 9:50 AM

I confronted this guy, I can assure you thats not it.

bunnywitch3Jun 23 at 12:18 PM

Is it still going on?

User58396247Jun 23 at 9:36 AM

Must be the doubling of of gas, and the tripling grocery prices, with no end or relief in sight.

TheFutureIsDoomedJun 23 at 7:44 PM

@58396247 did you complain when gas was $5 under biden and we weren't allowed to shop without a face diaper?

peezy1208Jun 23 at 1:11 PM

That man fell off the damn bike lol

clevelandUser2231566018Jun 23 at 9:50 AM

I confronted this guy, I can assure you thats not it.

bunnywitch3Jun 23 at 12:18 PM

Is it still going on?

User58396247Jun 23 at 9:36 AM

Must be the doubling of of gas, and the tripling grocery prices, with no end or relief in sight.

TheFutureIsDoomedJun 23 at 7:44 PM

@58396247 did you complain when gas was $5 under biden and we weren't allowed to shop without a face diaper?

peezy1208Jun 23 at 1:11 PM

That man fell off the damn bike lol

clevelandUser2231566018Jun 23 at 9:50 AM

I confronted this guy, I can assure you thats not it.

bunnywitch3Jun 23 at 12:18 PM

Is it still going on?

User58396247Jun 23 at 9:36 AM

Must be the doubling of of gas, and the tripling grocery prices, with no end or relief in sight.

TheFutureIsDoomedJun 23 at 7:44 PM

@58396247 did you complain when gas was $5 under biden and we weren't allowed to shop without a face diaper?

peezy1208Jun 23 at 1:11 PM

That man fell off the damn bike lol

clevelandUser2231566018Jun 23 at 9:50 AM

I confronted this guy, I can assure you thats not it.

bunnywitch3Jun 23 at 12:18 PM

Is it still going on?

User58396247Jun 23 at 9:36 AM

Must be the doubling of of gas, and the tripling grocery prices, with no end or relief in sight.

TheFutureIsDoomedJun 23 at 7:44 PM

@58396247 did you complain when gas was $5 under biden and we weren't allowed to shop without a face diaper?

peezy1208Jun 23 at 1:11 PM

That man fell off the damn bike lol

clevelandUser2231566018Jun 23 at 9:50 AM

I confronted this guy, I can assure you thats not it.

bunnywitch3Jun 23 at 12:18 PM

Is it still going on?

User58396247Jun 23 at 9:36 AM

Must be the doubling of of gas, and the tripling grocery prices, with no end or relief in sight.

TheFutureIsDoomedJun 23 at 7:44 PM

@58396247 did you complain when gas was $5 under biden and we weren't allowed to shop without a face diaper?

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