Person found dead by suicide with firearm near W Broadway Ave, Spokane WA


Police and medics responded to near West Broadway Ave after a person was found deceased by suicide with a firearm. The complainant found their grandson with a gunshot wound and the weapon still in his hand. Authorities confirmed the individual was deceased at the scene.
Audio|Source: Spokane City Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Near West Broadway, number three, suicidal.
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Complainant saying they just found their grandson shot himself, holding out in that next stage.
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Near West Broadway, number three.
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246 and 411 copy.
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Two out.
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L21, I'll be around to there.
00:25
Health 221, were you wanting to handle it?
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Yeah, I'm en route.
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L211, you can disregard them.
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Kirk.
00:36
That'll be en route.
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110, copy. For units throughout, they think he's beyond help.
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The last contact they had with, or he had with anybody was about 1,300 a day, texted, I'm sorry.
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246 and 4-1 are coming on team.
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Okay. All right.
00:56
They're advising the gun is still in his hand.
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246, it's going to be G7 if we could just get one medic in to confirm.
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It's 1443. 27, my custody that Joe refused will be en route.
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2.4-1.
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Go ahead.
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Yeah, T7, you can just mark this as a TOD, you can clear medics.
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Item 241, we're good with units on scene.
01:34
Sorry, you just have L221, everyone.
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Did you want a chaplain?
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Please.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Broadway Ave, Spokane, WA 99201
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