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New Vienna shooting 9-1-1 tape released
by Gary Huffenberger
February 8, 2002 -
The New Vienna man fatally shot Monday by a village police officer had been trying
to set his house on fire, according to 9-1-1 calls made by his wife minutes
before the shooting.
The Clinton County Sheriff's Department, which is handling the investigation
into the shooting, released an offense report on the incident Tuesday. In it,
New Vienna police officer David Mueller advised investigators that while he
attempted to arrest Robert Cundiff, an "altercation" occurred in which Robert
Cundiff was shot and killed.
On Tuesday morning, sheriff department investigators and county prosecutors met
for "a couple hours going over a number of different matters" on the incident,
said Clinton County Prosecutor Bill Peelle. Tuesday afternoon he said the
investigation is "on-going and continuing."
According to an audio tape of the Clinton County Sheriff's Office dispatching
department, Cundiff's wife Bobbie made two 9-1-1 phone calls in the early hours
Monday. The first one was received at 1:46 a.m., according to the sheriff's
office phone log. In it, the dispatcher is heard saying, "9-1-1. What's your
emergency?"
Mrs. Cundiff replied, "My husband's trying to catch my house on fire. With my
kids in there."
The dispatcher asks whether her husband is there right now. Mrs. Cundiff said,
"Yes. He's still trying to light stuff."
Dispatcher: "Like light stuff in the house?"
Mrs. Cundiff: "Yes."
Almost immediately after the dispatcher asked Mrs. Cundiff to remain on the
phone, a busy signal can be heard.
At 1:51 a.m. according to the phone log, Mrs. Cundiff calls 9-1-1 again.
"I just called. My husband hung up on me. But he's starting a fire in my house.
With my kids in here."
The tape of the radio traffic between the dispatcher and officer Mueller
indicates Mueller inquired about possible back-up help. "Do you [sheriff's
department] have a unit close?" he asked. The closest deputy, he was told, was
in Midland.
At 2:04 a.m. a sheriff's deputy was dispatched to New Vienna, according to the
tape of radio traffic.
Dispatch radioed Mueller for a checkup, and no response can be heard. On a
second try at a checkup, only moments pass before Mueller can be heard, with an
urgency in his voice, "1605 [Mueller's unit number]. Code 10. Code 10."
Regarding this message, the dispatcher's written remarks include, "shots fired."
Mueller radios, "1605. We need a code 29 here, at this residence." Code 29 is
the numerical code for a life squad vehicle.
The dispatcher asks what it is in regard to. Mueller said, "We've got shots
fired."
Cundiff, according to his obituary, was 32 and was employed at McKee Addison in
Wilmington.
Prosecutor Peelle said Tuesday, "The matter is being reviewed thoroughly by the
Clinton County Sheriff's Department."
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