Person cut wrists requests hospital; knife on table, Charlottesville VA


Recording of a suicide hotline call. The caller reports a person who cut his wrists at near Jefferson Park Ave and placed a kitchen knife on the table. The person says he wants to go to the hospital and is too scared to call for himself. No apartment number was provided. The hotline stayed on the line while EMS and police were sent.
Audio|Source: Charlottesville City Police Department
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Transcript:
Caller to dispatch: a person cut his wrists at near Jefferson Park Ave, near Lane. The caller is a suicide hotline worker and says the person wants to go to the hospital but is too scared to call for himself. The person placed a kitchen knife on the table in his room. No apartment number was given; he shares the house with others. The hotline stayed on the line while EMS and police were dispatched. The caller said the person may be known as (name withheld).
Caller to dispatch: a person cut his wrists at near Jefferson Park Ave, near Lane. The caller is a suicide hotline worker and says the person wants to go to the hospital but is too scared to call for himself. The person placed a kitchen knife on the table in his room. No apartment number was given; he shares the house with others. The hotline stayed on the line while EMS and police were dispatched. The caller said the person may be known as (name withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Near Jefferson Park Ave, Charlottesville, VA 22903
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