Suicidal person reported with shotguns at home, Bakersfield CA


A caller reports a about 70-year-old person at a home on Taft Highway who appears suicidal. The person was seen with shotguns but is reported not currently armed. They were wearing a black cowboy hat, a red long-sleeve shirt, and blue jeans, and have moved toward the front of the property.
Audio|Source: Kern County Sheriff/Bakersfield PD
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Transcript:
So we're going on for a party, check the welfare, suicidal subject in the valley. Number five for a day to interrupt. Valley five, check the welfare. Object versus (name withheld), 1301 Taft Highway, space 157, now about 70 years old, has shotguns and the resident currently not armed. The subject looked out the back door. He's wearing a black cowboy hat, red long-sleeve shirt, and blue jeans. The reporting party advising subject is possibly intoxicated. He's now out towards the front of the residence by Taft Highway.
So we're going on for a party, check the welfare, suicidal subject in the valley. Number five for a day to interrupt. Valley five, check the welfare. Object versus (name withheld), 1301 Taft Highway, space 157, now about 70 years old, has shotguns and the resident currently not armed. The subject looked out the back door. He's wearing a black cowboy hat, red long-sleeve shirt, and blue jeans. The reporting party advising subject is possibly intoxicated. He's now out towards the front of the residence by Taft Highway.
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Location mentioned:
Near Taft Hwy, Bakersfield, CA 93307
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