Man fears life threatened while driving on highway, Anthem AZ
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Medical EmergencyA man in a gray Chevrolet reported that vehicles were surrounding and corralling him on the highway near Anthem, Arizona. He believed people were trying to end his life and mentioned hearing gunfire. Emergency responders tracked his location and attempted to communicate with him to ensure his safety.
Audio|Heard on: Arizona DPS - Highway Patrol Metro Phoenix West
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04:37
Transcript:
00:00
10-4-19-5-7 and I see deferring you for a 41-8tile north when I sent you to 219 for something as it might be out of 1016 so he said that vehicles are corraling him in.
00:11
And four, I-17 passing Happy Valley is what he first gave us.
00:20
He also thinks the people are trying to end his life and that someone might have hit him.
00:26
He's at a gray Chevy.
00:28
Also stating that he's hearing a shooting.
00:30
We've been trying to get an updated location for him he's not providing us with one.
00:34
Phone all over is telling us he's passing 221.
00:38
104 all head in the area that's getting updated.
00:41
10-4.
00:48
559. 559. 559.
00:50
Do you have a fire department come out? We'll check this gentleman out.
00:55
It's going to be listing altered.
01:04
104 at 22-29.
01:07
I don't know if HCPOC, if you guys took care of this wall, but he's destroyed this wall all the way from.
01:20
Yeah, HBOTC, we saw that.
01:23
It's that concrete foam stuff.
01:24
He destroyed you.
01:25
Thanks.
01:27
Copy.
01:35
559, this is going to be going to be glued up to these tricks.
01:38
No, affirmative.
01:41
Okay, copy that.
01:54
Thank you for 7.
01:56
I look like in the comments he's talking to OnStar 911, will they be able to relay maybe some information regarding vehicle making models to know what we're looking for?
02:08
We can try to get them further from me and all he's giving up right now is the integration.
02:17
2829.
02:21
Hey,
02:23
Jeremy 19, to the command hook.
02:27
10, 4223.
02:33
And then he's turned on his hazards and he's saying he's in a gray Chevy Cruze.
02:38
I'm sorry, has not offered additional assistance yet.
02:42
He's got his hazards on and he's scared.
02:46
Then he's still surrounded.
02:48
10-4, maybe, I guess if we can have him turn around possibly.
02:56
Temper, I'll see if we can get him back cooperating.
03:04
Hey HBQ, see, I found him.
03:06
He just passed the Daisy Mountain.
03:08
If you let him know I'm watching him on camera,
03:10
he can get off at Anthem and turn around, go back southbound.
03:14
And I'll keep an eye on him, and no, there are no other cars crowding in there.
03:22
There are no other cars around him.
03:26
There's a couple cars, but now he's actually crowding him.
03:29
Yep.
03:34
I also let District 12 know I don't know if they haven't one in positions ahead of it but if he doesn't turn around.
03:45
We expect District 12's closest units are going to be up at 237 or 234.
03:57
29359 RP is going to attempt to exit turn around and come back south.
04:03
I'll be that.
04:11
1957A, maybe you see if they'll go to like Sanoran Health, uh, the hospital there where there's going to be people around, I can make contact, try and help them.
04:26
Kevr, I believe he's about 22 on side.
04:29
You can hear the call picker talking to him.
04:32
He's telling like he's gonna say, never mind now, but he's not seeing any people, but I'm just waiting for that update to go in the call.
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Location mentioned:
W Anthem Way & N Daisy Mountain Dr, Anthem, AZ 85086
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