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ORIGINAL REPORT, EARLY THURSDAY: Big police response to the 3200 block of SW Avalon Way, and some are asking about it, so here’s what we know so far: The call was for some kind of disturbance in a residential unit; police who got there called for backup, and that led to a “help the officer” dispatch, which more or less means everyone drops what they’re doing and rushes that way. The officers on scene quickly got somebody into custody and radioed that they were “under control” so that canceled the backup dispatch. At least two people are reported to be injured, though, from whatever was happening that led to police being called in the first place, so SFD is responding for medical assistance.
UPDATE ADDED FRIDAY NIGHT: We obtained the report narrative from SPD; here’s our summary of what it says happened:
The person who called 911 “heard a female yelling for assistance and a male yelling for her to get out,”then yelling ‘please stop,’ saying the door handle is broken and she can’t get out.” Somebody else called; they also heard breaking glass. Arriving officers also heard “multiple people screaming and breaking glass.” Police tried to get into the unit where all this was happening but were told they’d have to break the door down, which they did. The people they found in the apartment included a man, woman, and “two small children.” Police talked to people to try to figure out what had happened; it started with two other people coming over for a barbecue. Later some sort of misunderstanding erupted and that’s when the yelling started. Jealousy-related accusations were involved. People were told to leave, but the door handle stuck and they couldn’t, so that’s why window-breaking ensued. Two people jumped out of the apartment and down two floors to get away. Due to redactions in the narrative, it’s not clear who did what to who, but one person was arrested for investigation of assault, harassment, and property damage. We don’t have their name so we can’t check their status.
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