Man threatened suicide; officers respond to welfare check, Springfield IL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/19/2025 07:06 AM

Near E Adams St, Springfield, IL 62701

Officers responded to a welfare check after a father reported his son threatened to shoot himself about 30 minutes earlier. The caller did not believe his son had access to firearms. Officers later located the owner of a dog related to the call and cancelled the animal control request.

Audio|Source: Sangamon County Public Safety

02:33

Transcript:

00:00

525, North 6, 525.

00:01

Norse 6, caller's going to be a father, requesting welfare checkers' son, (name withheld).

00:07

Called the caller about 30 minutes ago, threatening suicide, said he was going to take a gun to his head.

00:14

Caller doesn't believe he has access to any firearms and believes a room should be under his name.

00:21

No room.

00:23

No, that's going to the room.

00:29

Go.

00:35

972 you can disregard.

00:38

And full, thank you.

00:45

It appear to be friendly, but no caller.

00:50

Ten-four, did you need animal control out there?

00:55

Yes, if you want to start in this way and I'll keep an eye on it, and I'm also going to check some of the neighbors, see if anybody knows it's long time.

01:02

Ten-four.

01:04

Seven-seven one hold for that.

01:10

Seven-seven-one.

01:12

Seven-one. Ten-four.

01:14

Day.

01:19

Sam CLEAR, Silver,

01:21

2008,

01:22

Polar, semi-trailer.

01:30

Okay,

01:32

those 131, this position, click, Shult.

01:39

O'Shrone, 131, tell, clear.

01:44

941. 941.

01:49

941.

01:51

You're linking 840's ticket, it's going to be room 106.

01:56

74.

01:58

840, you copy.

02:00

104.

02:03

You're moving to the crowd for I'm going to check my suspect.

02:10

954, 104.

02:17

738.

02:19

738.

02:22

If you want to change the address to this to near East Adams Street, I've located the owner state taking possession of the dog so you can cancel 8.A.000.

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