Suicidal armed man safely taken into custody, Seattle WA
Medical EmergencyPolice responded to a suicidal man armed with a firearm in downtown Seattle. The man requested help to go to the hospital. He was safely taken into custody without incident.
Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
05:50
Transcript:
00:00
The King's Factor Priority Suicide near 6th Ave S in front of this location.
00:07
The subject is a 50-year-old male expressing suicidal thoughts tonight.
00:11
He is armed with a firearm.
00:13
He has been using methamphetamine and alcohol.
00:15
He is requesting to go to the hospital.
00:17
Reporting party is (name withheld).
00:23
I have one unit to start.
00:24
Need additional units to backup.
00:28
One unit is making contact with apartment 723.
00:33
One unit making contact with unit 723.
00:40
This call involves a suicidal individual armed with a firearm.
00:46
One unit copy.
00:49
Received, a few units back, one or two units to back one clean two.
00:59
One unit can now access one point two, also request East Precinct units.
01:09
Received confirmation of units en route from cross-precinct.
01:16
Yes, confirmed.
01:19
Received.
01:21
Clear one.
01:22
1.1.
01:25
No activity found on the 7th floor.
01:29
Clearing from there.
01:30
Proceeding to the suicide call.
01:32
Adding units Queen 1 and Mary 3 to priority suicide.
01:38
One King 2.
01:41
One King 2.
01:43
One King 2.
01:47
One King 2, your status acknowledged.
01:55
One King 2 checking fourth floor for radio reception.
02:08
One Queen.
02:10
One Queen.
02:12
Is the suicidal individual threatening others besides himself?
02:18
Negative.
02:24
Units standby.
02:26
Acknowledged.
02:31
Units stand by for priority suicide 1-05670 cell.
02:39
Will you call for me, please?
02:43
Okay.
02:45
Subject approached security for assistance to get to the hospital.
02:51
Security is unarmed.
02:54
Firearm is on the subject's back waist.
03:01
Okay.
03:07
Any units with CIT training on this call?
03:15
Let me check.
03:21
211 at Middressu's high call, will be monitoring.
03:25
Received 211 monitoring.
03:31
1 Mary 3 is CIT trained.
03:34
Responding from pre-send with shield just in case.
03:45
Responding with shield from precinct received.
03:52
One Queen directed units to standby.
03:55
Are we responding now?
04:02
One unit has sheet.
04:06
Did subject give a description of themselves?
04:09
Negative, no description for the subject.
04:16
Subject has multiple unverified warrants.
04:21
From Island County.
04:27
Code for offense 5012.
04:31
Amount of bail is 1,000 for that.
04:32
Also unverified misdemeanor from Olympia for assault in fourth degree with 1,000 bail.
04:35
These are attached warrants for the reporting party.
04:43
This is for our RP.
04:49
One clean one.
04:50
Who wanted us to stand by?
04:52
One clean.
04:54
One clean go ahead and head there and follow one keen.
04:56
I'm monitoring.
05:05
Queen's due.
05:10
One queen two.
05:12
Could we call him back and ask to unarm himself?
05:18
Okay.
05:20
One king, go ahead.
05:25
Requesting EMR at the staging area.
05:31
Received, approach quietly.
05:38
Mary 01.
05:42
One Mary 01.
05:45
One in custody under control.
05:49
One Mary 01, one in custody under control.
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Location mentioned:
Near 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98134
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