Elderly woman threatens self with firearm at care facility, Boone County KY


A 76-year-old woman at Ivy Knoll is expressing suicidal thoughts and has stated she has a loaded firearm in her room. She is currently in a common area but may be going to her room to get the weapon. Police and emergency services have been notified and are responding.
Audio|Source: Northern Kentucky Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Is that an emotional crisis? near Island Avenue and Ivy Knoll.
00:06
It's going to be on the fourth floor common area.
00:10
I've got a 76-year-old female subject saying that she wants to harm herself.
00:16
She says that she has a firearm in her room and it's loaded.
00:22
One child's 21.
00:25
Dispatched to ambulance one further on your patient, the 76-year-old female making suicidal comments.
00:31
She's advised any staff that she has a loaded firearm in her room.
00:37
Police have been dispatched.
00:39
Anyone's unclear.
00:41
I'm clear. Have you got a name or description of this person?
00:47
Working on that?
00:50
Give me just a minute.
00:51
One, ten, 71.
00:53
Go ahead. Our 108, our place, 41.
00:56
21, her name is (name withheld).
01:01
Not clear. 84, clear.
01:04
Okay.
01:05
Vincent and our squad anyone.
01:07
20-any one? Squad anyone.
01:09
Squad anyone's going to be out of service.
01:11
Premier on the school up here to UC.
01:15
104. Are you following them? Are you seeing you go back to your station?
01:20
2184.A.4. Apparently she contacted Cincinnati VA who contacted us.
01:26
I didn't have any knowledge of this.
01:28
We're calling them now.
01:35
3760 on status?
01:42
One. One, four.
01:45
One,
01:48
Sam,
01:51
63. On the right side, north side, 175 northbound, that's a Volkswagen passenger car on the right shoulder, ran off the road.
02:04
Okay.
02:11
1.302. Go ahead.
02:17
One Charles 21 and 84.
02:19
The patient is being cooperative, apparently the VA is there.
02:23
Still in a common area, but her room number is 418.
02:26
We've made the facility aware of the call and of the firearm.
02:31
Thank you. Thank you, sir, me and I would not call for you.
02:36
One point, 84.
02:41
On Front 24.
02:44
Sent your request for TX for unit.
02:54
Thenforce.
02:57
Okay, one of five.
03:00
Go ahead.
03:06
When in 84, now she is not being cooperative, stating that she is headed towards her room, possibly to retrieve the firearm.
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Location mentioned:
Ivy Knoll, Kentucky 41091
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