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NEGOTIATION 1 Sunday June 12, 2016.

NEGOTIATOR:

SUSPECT:

NEGOTIATOR:
is Orlando Police.

please?

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SUSPECT:

Who am I speaking with,

You're speaking to the person who

(unidentified name).

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NEGOTIATOR:

Can you tell me where you are

right now so I can you get some help?

SUSPECT:

No.

Because you have to tell

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America to stop bombing Syria and Iraq.

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killing a lot of innocent people.

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here when my people are getting killed over there.

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You get what I'm saying?

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Hi there, there

pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of

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Hello, there.

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0247.

Hello.

The time 2:48 a.m.

NEGOTIATOR:

I do.

you're saying.

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anybody else from getting -SUSPECT:

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strikes.

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okay?

What I'm trying to do is prevent

You need to stop the U.S. air

They need to stop the U.S. air strikes,

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NEGOTIATOR:

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SUSPECT:

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strikes.

What am I to do

I completely get what

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They are

I understand.

They need to stop the U.S. air

You have to tell the U.S. government to

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stop bombing.

they are killing too many women, okay?

NEGOTIATOR:

why I'm here right now.

police.

what's going on tonight?

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I understand that.

Here is

I'm with the Orlando

Can you tell me what you know about

SUSPECT:

What's going on is that I feel

the pain of the people getting killed in Syria and

Iraq and all over the Muslim (unidentified word).

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They are killing too many children,

NEGOTIATOR:

Okay.

So have you done

something about that?

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SUSPECT:

Yes, I have.

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NEGOTIATOR:

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SUSPECT:

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NEGOTIATOR:

Tell me what you did, please.

You already know what I did.

Look, I'm trying to figure out

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how to keep you safe and how to get this resolved

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peacefully because I'm not a politician, I'm not a

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government.

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I want to start with helping you.

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All I can do is help individuals and

SUSPECT:

By the way, there is some

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vehicles outside that have some bombs just to let

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you know.

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going to ignite it if they try to do anything

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stupid.

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Your people are going to get it and I'm

NEGOTIATOR:

Okay.

I understand that and

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I'll pass that along.

vehicle?

hurt.

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SUSPECT:

No.

But I'll tell you this, they

can take out a whole city block almost.

NEGOTIATOR:

I understand that.

Tell me,

in the club do you have any injured people with

you that you brought with you?

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SUSPECT:

I'm not -- I'm not letting you

know nothing.

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NEGOTIATOR:

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SUSPECT:

I'm trying to offer you help.

Well, you need to know that they

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need to stop bombing Syria and Iraq.

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collaborating with Russia and they are killing

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innocent women and children, okay?

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NEGOTIATOR:

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SUSPECT:

The U.S. is

I hear what you're saying.

My homeboy Tamerlan Tsarnaev did

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his thing on the Boston Marathon, my homeboy

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(unidentified name) did his thing, okay, so now

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it's my turn, okay?

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Because I don't want to see anybody get

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Can you tell me what

NEGOTIATOR:
is Andy.

Okay.

Let's start.

My name

What's yours?

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SUSPECT:

My name is Islamic soldier, okay?

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NEGOTIATOR:

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SUSPECT:

Okay.

What can I call you?

Call me Mujahideen, call me the

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Soldier of the God.

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NEGOTIATOR:

you something else?

nickname?

SUSPECT:

NEGOTIATOR:

Do you have a name, a

Just to let you know -I'm here.

here, I'm listening.

SUSPECT:

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I'm listening.

I'm

It's the last month of the

Ramadan if you ever know about that.

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NEGOTIATOR:

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SUSPECT:

Yes, I do.

I understand.

I fasted the whole day today.

fasted the whole day and I prayed.

NEGOTIATOR:

I understand that.

Okay.

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What I'm trying to do is make sure that you and no

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one else suffers any further injury, okay?

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help you.

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SUSPECT:

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NEGOTIATOR:

Okay.

understand that.

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are you talking about?

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vest?

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I can

I have a vest.

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So that's a lot

for me to say, so can I just -- can I just call

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Okay.

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Okay.

You have a vest.

Okay.

And so what kind of vest

Is it a bullet-resistant

Is it a bomb vest?
SUSPECT:

No. It's what they used in

France.
NEGOTIATOR:

It's what they used in France.

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SUSPECT:

NEGOTIATOR:

the phone with me please, okay?

Please stay on the phone with me so I can help

pass along your concerns.

are not going to smell shit.

SUSPECT:

Well, I understand that.

You can't smell it.

Bring your

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little American bomb dog, they are fucking

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outdated anyway.
NEGOTIATOR:

Well, tell me, I presume from

what you're saying you're wearing a bomb vest?

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SUSPECT:

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NEGOTIATOR:

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Are you there?

If you bring the bomb dog they

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SUSPECT:

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Well, I'd like you to stay on

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I got to go.

No.
Well, you said you're wearing

a vest.

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SUSPECT:

No, I'm not.

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NEGOTIATOR:

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SUSPECT:

So what are you wearing?

Yeah, like, you know, to go out

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to go out to a wedding.

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NEGOTIATOR:

Okay.

I'm not trying to joke

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with you, I'm trying to be serious and get this

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peacefully resolved.

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bomb vest?

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Okay.

Okay?

So are you wearing a

What can I call you?

Let's go back

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to that.

understand you're a soldier, I understand you're

an Isis, I understand you're Mujahideen and you

pledge your allegiance to someone whose name I

can't pronounce.

you start with that?

Are you a local citizen?

Orlando?

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Hello?

I'm still here.

please.

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need to talk.

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peacefully.

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else get injured.

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Are you there?

I'm right here.

Talk to me

Sir, are you there?

We

We need to try to resolve this

I don't want to see you or anybody
Please help us.

So you say there's a vehicle outside with a

Is there more than one vehicle?

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other shooters?

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Tell me what's going on.

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listening.

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Are you a resident of

Are you there?

bomb.

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Can

You have to talk to me.

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Are you an American citizen?

Are you there?

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Okay.

I apologize for that, okay?

You need to talk to me.

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Let start with that.

Are there

Tell me what's going on, please.

I'm here.

I'm

I'm here, I'm listening.

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Sunday June 12, 2016, the time 2:56 a.m.

NEGOTIATOR:
Okay?

I'm still here.

I'm trying to

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help you.

I need some help from you.

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need to get this resolved peacefully.

We

And we need

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your help to do that.

resolved peacefully.

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I know you want to get this

I'm listening, but you need to talk to me.

I need you to talk to me.

matter and I want to take it seriously and I want

to listen to what you have to say, but I can't do

that if it's a one-sided conversation.

there?

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