Man threatens to harm himself with a gun at sister's house, Des Moines IA
Family OffenseOfficers responded to a domestic dispute near Southwest 14th Street where a man intoxicated and mentally unstable threatened to shoot himself while at his sister's house. His father was on the phone urging the sister and children to leave the house. Police staged nearby to manage the situation safely.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
03:45
Transcript:
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Both cars, make it to speed with a weapon, near Southwest 14th Street,
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near Southwest 14th Street, got a third-hand call from Mother Duty,
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says that her son, (name withheld), white male, about 5'7, 700 some pounds, dark hair, beard, and gray hoodie, has been singing at his sister's house here.
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He's been drinking all day, he's mentally unstable, and is supposedly armed with a gun threatening to shoot himself.
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Copy.
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Copy.
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...Saintiff. Southside car is taking a report of a reckless driver.
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South East 5th Street and Cummins Road.
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Last seen southbound is a four-door car,
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Henry Ocean X-ray 2220, or Henry Ocean X-ray 221, or Henry Ocean X-ray 221, driving recklessly in the area.
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It has broadcast 2254.
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All four traffic.
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104.
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MLJ and Hickman, the A.
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White, Dodge, Caliber, no place, effect two all of us.
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104 hours traffic, MLK, and Heckman at 2255.
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133 Adam and 135 Adam sounds like dad is on the phone now with (name withheld) he's yelling and screaming a dad telling them that the sister and kids need to get out of the house and if they don't get out of the house he's going to go and make them get out of the house.
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Okay, I'll be
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One-on-three
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One-on-three
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Okay, one-one thirty-three One-eight
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108.
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I'm going to have U.S.S.
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730th and Douglas.
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Not 33.
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Copy 35th in unit.
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Okay. Okay.
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110. It looks like we're closer.
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We'll take 8 o'clock.
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Copy one away.
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Copy one away.
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There you are.
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133 Adam.
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Okay, let's have the officers start staging, just north of Southland Drive, off the Southwest 14,
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and we'll help together.
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133, Adam, I couldn't copy anything, you were saying.
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The officer staged, just north or south long drive, and we'll go together, off the Southwestern.
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Kevin, then, 135, 135 Adam redirect.
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I copy.
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Cabin.
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501 Baker.
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5-1 Baker.
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Clear the bar, ground 11, it checks okay.
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Copy, thank you.
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133 Adam.
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133 Adam.
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Are we able to get contact information for this gentleman?
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We're still on the phone with dad and mom.
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Stand by and we'll see if we can get a phone number.
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35.
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135. 135.
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503 in route for the shield, and also we can probably get a 4E.
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That'll be a 503 Baker.
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Yep, I'm already in that way.
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All cars go to channel 4E on this domestic with weapon, on this outside.
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Location mentioned:
Near SW 14th St, Des Moines, IA 50315
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