Man with mental health crisis threatens with firearm, Buckhannon WV
WeaponsEmergency services responded to a 21-year-old man near Old Elkins Road experiencing a mental health crisis involving schizophrenia and vomiting. The man became suicidal and threatened family members and emergency personnel with a firearm, leading to law enforcement involvement. No weapons were seen and the patient did not have access to any firearms at the time of the incident.
Audio|Source: Upshur County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I'm going to be out of the vehicle at near Old Elkins Road, then verification.
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I'll show you out at near Old Elkins Road verification.
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522 call center will be at 131 bio Randy Lane.
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Call center, 776.
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776.
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776, go ahead.
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I'm going to need you to start law enforcement my way, please.
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10 for our U.O.P.R.
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We are.
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Senator County Unit,
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Diggs-Cowl, EMS requesting assistance.
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ComCenter, any available state or county unit, EMS requesting assistance,
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Route 20 south road.
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513, comm center.
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Go ahead.
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As soon as I get done with this, I can go to that.
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Tim for a horse try to get someone close with a pinkie.
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Thank you. PIN4.
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Bob there and I call.
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Bob there not, go ahead.
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I'm a vehicle out of commission here for just a little bit.
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What exactly do they need?
02:15
We had them responding up on a vomiting call, a 21-year-old (name withheld), callers advising.
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He was not combative at all.
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However, I was unsure if he would be willing to be transported to the hospital.
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EMS has been up there for a while.
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They just advised that we may want to start law enforcement that way.
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They did confirm that they were okay now.
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Go ahead.
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Okay, are they getting ready to transport or not sure what law enforcement can do from at this point, but uh...
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They didn't advise anything further.
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I'll try to get something.
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I just wanted to get someone headed that way.
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I don't know if there's anybody on the attachments.
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You might try to raise one of them or call them.
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They might be a lot closer in either one of us.
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Like I said, I'm down for a few more minutes.
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Call 10509.
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Good.
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I contacted the O-Pens.
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They're going to contact Lewis County officer, State Trooper ahead of him that way if he's not 10-6.
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Six.
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Six.
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Go ahead.
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Can you call in?
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That's a negative.
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There's no children's service and there's no home phone here.
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10-4[1].
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I'm outside of the residents right now if you have a question.
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Okay, are you,
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law enforcement has been advised, we're getting someone headed that way,
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could you advise further of what they're needed for?
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Patient is having a schizophrenic break, is suicidal threatening with an AR,
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is going to need some kind of commitment, has threatened family members as well as EMS personnel now.
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Does he have weapons present that you know of?
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Not that he has access to.
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Three-zero, I don't do the 1929.
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Two family, two EMS personnel and patients.
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I copy that, 1930 is your partner outside or inside?
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My partner is inside right now.
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Patient is not actively threatening at this time.
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Can you repeat the confirmation if there is or is not a weapon that you've seen?
06:04
Have not seen a weapon.
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The patient does not have access to any weapons that may be in the house.
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That is received.
06:14
I thank you, ma'am.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Location mentioned:
Old Elkins Rd, Buckhannon, WV 26201
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