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Report of Man Fired Shot in Air

506 W Lehigh Ave

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Developing· Suspect Fired Shot in Air

Summary

  • Police in Philadelphia are investigating an incident involving an armed man who reportedly made threats and fired a gunshot on a highway. The suspect was last seen heading north on foot, and authorities are reviewing surveillance footage as part of the investigation. A Spanish-speaking officer has been called to assist.

Timeline

Officers are en route to check nearby stores to determine if the suspect is still inside.

PPD West · 0:07
There's a few stores out there that have a red wing. It appears we went in one of these stores. I'm still out trying to see if it came back out.

The suspect was last seen walking northbound on 5th and may have headed to a nearby store.

PPD West · 0:21
Yes ma'am, uh, by now I got a 26 that's shooting into 506 West Lehigh. That male, that male appears to have walked northbound on 5th from Lehigh. He goes about three-quarters of the way up the street and possibly goes to the store. And, uh, westbound, he might have a red in one of the out front. The unit wants to swing by. a picture of the 26, give me that.

Police report the suspect fired a shot into the air, but no injuries have been reported.

PPD West · 0:30
Person with a gun at 506 West Lehigh. Can I have some information as far as flash? A Hispanic male, balding, dark shirt with gray wash jeans, blue shoes with white laces, was fired, shot in the air. There's no scene at the time, so it's cheating. No victim. Copy, I'm not sure.

A Spanish-speaking officer has been requested to assist with the investigation.

PPD West · 0:04
612, there's for the Spanish speaking officer.

Police are investigating reports of a gunshot fired by the suspect on the highway.

PPD West · 0:30
RT QSK, what were you trying to make of it? Yes, with regard to TX number 249-4267, 506 West Lehigh Avenue, could you check to see if you see a Hispanic, an older Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, jeans, armed with a gun, who let off one shot on the highway? The male was last seen on foot.

Police are reviewing surveillance footage as part of the ongoing investigation.

PPD West · 0:06
Person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male.
East Division 1 (24th. and 26th. Districts) · 0:13
Yes, could you have RTC cameras switch over to East Band for the person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male?

Police have received a report of a man armed with a gun making threats. The suspect was last seen heading northbound on foot.

PPD West · 0:16
506, Lehigh. A Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, armed with a gun, making threats. The male was last seen on foot northbound towards 6th. Repeating in the 26th district, person with a gun, 506 West Lee.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 506 W Lehigh Ave.

Officers are en route to check nearby stores to determine if the suspect is still inside.

PPD West · 0:07
There's a few stores out there that have a red wing. It appears we went in one of these stores. I'm still out trying to see if it came back out.

The suspect was last seen walking northbound on 5th and may have headed to a nearby store.

PPD West · 0:21
Yes ma'am, uh, by now I got a 26 that's shooting into 506 West Lehigh. That male, that male appears to have walked northbound on 5th from Lehigh. He goes about three-quarters of the way up the street and possibly goes to the store. And, uh, westbound, he might have a red in one of the out front. The unit wants to swing by. a picture of the 26, give me that.

Police report the suspect fired a shot into the air, but no injuries have been reported.

PPD West · 0:30
Person with a gun at 506 West Lehigh. Can I have some information as far as flash? A Hispanic male, balding, dark shirt with gray wash jeans, blue shoes with white laces, was fired, shot in the air. There's no scene at the time, so it's cheating. No victim. Copy, I'm not sure.

A Spanish-speaking officer has been requested to assist with the investigation.

PPD West · 0:04
612, there's for the Spanish speaking officer.

Police are investigating reports of a gunshot fired by the suspect on the highway.

PPD West · 0:30
RT QSK, what were you trying to make of it? Yes, with regard to TX number 249-4267, 506 West Lehigh Avenue, could you check to see if you see a Hispanic, an older Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, jeans, armed with a gun, who let off one shot on the highway? The male was last seen on foot.

Police are reviewing surveillance footage as part of the ongoing investigation.

PPD West · 0:06
Person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male.
East Division 1 (24th. and 26th. Districts) · 0:13
Yes, could you have RTC cameras switch over to East Band for the person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male?

Police have received a report of a man armed with a gun making threats. The suspect was last seen heading northbound on foot.

PPD West · 0:16
506, Lehigh. A Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, armed with a gun, making threats. The male was last seen on foot northbound towards 6th. Repeating in the 26th district, person with a gun, 506 West Lee.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 506 W Lehigh Ave.

Officers are en route to check nearby stores to determine if the suspect is still inside.

PPD West · 0:07
There's a few stores out there that have a red wing. It appears we went in one of these stores. I'm still out trying to see if it came back out.

The suspect was last seen walking northbound on 5th and may have headed to a nearby store.

PPD West · 0:21
Yes ma'am, uh, by now I got a 26 that's shooting into 506 West Lehigh. That male, that male appears to have walked northbound on 5th from Lehigh. He goes about three-quarters of the way up the street and possibly goes to the store. And, uh, westbound, he might have a red in one of the out front. The unit wants to swing by. a picture of the 26, give me that.

Police report the suspect fired a shot into the air, but no injuries have been reported.

PPD West · 0:30
Person with a gun at 506 West Lehigh. Can I have some information as far as flash? A Hispanic male, balding, dark shirt with gray wash jeans, blue shoes with white laces, was fired, shot in the air. There's no scene at the time, so it's cheating. No victim. Copy, I'm not sure.

A Spanish-speaking officer has been requested to assist with the investigation.

PPD West · 0:04
612, there's for the Spanish speaking officer.

Police are investigating reports of a gunshot fired by the suspect on the highway.

PPD West · 0:30
RT QSK, what were you trying to make of it? Yes, with regard to TX number 249-4267, 506 West Lehigh Avenue, could you check to see if you see a Hispanic, an older Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, jeans, armed with a gun, who let off one shot on the highway? The male was last seen on foot.

Police are reviewing surveillance footage as part of the ongoing investigation.

PPD West · 0:06
Person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male.
East Division 1 (24th. and 26th. Districts) · 0:13
Yes, could you have RTC cameras switch over to East Band for the person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male?

Police have received a report of a man armed with a gun making threats. The suspect was last seen heading northbound on foot.

PPD West · 0:16
506, Lehigh. A Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, armed with a gun, making threats. The male was last seen on foot northbound towards 6th. Repeating in the 26th district, person with a gun, 506 West Lee.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 506 W Lehigh Ave.

Officers are en route to check nearby stores to determine if the suspect is still inside.

PPD West · 0:07
There's a few stores out there that have a red wing. It appears we went in one of these stores. I'm still out trying to see if it came back out.

The suspect was last seen walking northbound on 5th and may have headed to a nearby store.

PPD West · 0:21
Yes ma'am, uh, by now I got a 26 that's shooting into 506 West Lehigh. That male, that male appears to have walked northbound on 5th from Lehigh. He goes about three-quarters of the way up the street and possibly goes to the store. And, uh, westbound, he might have a red in one of the out front. The unit wants to swing by. a picture of the 26, give me that.

Police report the suspect fired a shot into the air, but no injuries have been reported.

PPD West · 0:30
Person with a gun at 506 West Lehigh. Can I have some information as far as flash? A Hispanic male, balding, dark shirt with gray wash jeans, blue shoes with white laces, was fired, shot in the air. There's no scene at the time, so it's cheating. No victim. Copy, I'm not sure.

A Spanish-speaking officer has been requested to assist with the investigation.

PPD West · 0:04
612, there's for the Spanish speaking officer.

Police are investigating reports of a gunshot fired by the suspect on the highway.

PPD West · 0:30
RT QSK, what were you trying to make of it? Yes, with regard to TX number 249-4267, 506 West Lehigh Avenue, could you check to see if you see a Hispanic, an older Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, jeans, armed with a gun, who let off one shot on the highway? The male was last seen on foot.

Police are reviewing surveillance footage as part of the ongoing investigation.

PPD West · 0:06
Person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male.
East Division 1 (24th. and 26th. Districts) · 0:13
Yes, could you have RTC cameras switch over to East Band for the person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male?

Police have received a report of a man armed with a gun making threats. The suspect was last seen heading northbound on foot.

PPD West · 0:16
506, Lehigh. A Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, armed with a gun, making threats. The male was last seen on foot northbound towards 6th. Repeating in the 26th district, person with a gun, 506 West Lee.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 506 W Lehigh Ave.

Officers are en route to check nearby stores to determine if the suspect is still inside.

PPD West · 0:07
There's a few stores out there that have a red wing. It appears we went in one of these stores. I'm still out trying to see if it came back out.

The suspect was last seen walking northbound on 5th and may have headed to a nearby store.

PPD West · 0:21
Yes ma'am, uh, by now I got a 26 that's shooting into 506 West Lehigh. That male, that male appears to have walked northbound on 5th from Lehigh. He goes about three-quarters of the way up the street and possibly goes to the store. And, uh, westbound, he might have a red in one of the out front. The unit wants to swing by. a picture of the 26, give me that.

Police report the suspect fired a shot into the air, but no injuries have been reported.

PPD West · 0:30
Person with a gun at 506 West Lehigh. Can I have some information as far as flash? A Hispanic male, balding, dark shirt with gray wash jeans, blue shoes with white laces, was fired, shot in the air. There's no scene at the time, so it's cheating. No victim. Copy, I'm not sure.

A Spanish-speaking officer has been requested to assist with the investigation.

PPD West · 0:04
612, there's for the Spanish speaking officer.

Police are investigating reports of a gunshot fired by the suspect on the highway.

PPD West · 0:30
RT QSK, what were you trying to make of it? Yes, with regard to TX number 249-4267, 506 West Lehigh Avenue, could you check to see if you see a Hispanic, an older Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, jeans, armed with a gun, who let off one shot on the highway? The male was last seen on foot.

Police are reviewing surveillance footage as part of the ongoing investigation.

PPD West · 0:06
Person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male.
East Division 1 (24th. and 26th. Districts) · 0:13
Yes, could you have RTC cameras switch over to East Band for the person with a gun in the 26th district, 506 West Lehigh to see if they have any footage of the male?

Police have received a report of a man armed with a gun making threats. The suspect was last seen heading northbound on foot.

PPD West · 0:16
506, Lehigh. A Hispanic male, navy blue jacket, armed with a gun, making threats. The male was last seen on foot northbound towards 6th. Repeating in the 26th district, person with a gun, 506 West Lee.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 506 W Lehigh Ave.

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