Axe reported during a parking lot disturbance.
Tue Oct 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM CT · PANAMA CITY · Bay County

Axe reported during a parking lot disturbance. Officers responded to a store parking lot on West 23rd Street in Panama City on Tuesday evening after a reported verbal disturbance involving a man with a Dodge pickup truck who reportedly had an axe on the tailgate.
Details are preliminary and not yet confirmed by an official release.
What we know
- Reported: Tue Oct 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM CT
- Location: W 23rd St area, Panama City
- Community: PANAMA CITY
- Status: Preliminary – not an official report
Confirmed vs. not yet known
| HEARD ON DISPATCH | Officers responded to a store parking lot on West 23rd Street in Panama City on Tuesday evening after a reported verbal disturbance involving a man with a Dodge pickup truck who reportedly had an axe on the tailgate. Details are preliminary and not yet confirmed by an official release. |
| PRELIMINARY | This comes from a short radio clip and has not been confirmed by an agency. |
| NOT KNOWN | whether anyone was threatened with the axe whether anyone was detained |
Dispatch timeline
Officers responded to a store parking lot on W 23rd St for a reported verbal disturbance involving a man with a Dodge truck, reportedly with an axe on the tailgate.
Source: Bay County Law Enforcement dispatch audio, auto-transcribed.
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