Man threatens suicide with shotgun near Sonic in Waxahachie, Waxahachie TX


Police and emergency services responded to a man behind Sonic restaurant near South Interstate 35 east in Waxahachie. The man threatened to kill himself and was reported to have a shotgun. The subject called authorities himself and was located in a wooded area behind the restaurant.
Audio|Source: Ellis County Public Safety
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Transcript:
00:00
Got a male subject on foot saying he wants to kill himself.
00:04
142. Are you in there?
00:11
Let me a 6-0-0-0-1-3-4-9-8.
00:16
1-98-1-3-4-9-8.
00:18
See a... I don't know twice.
00:25
Thank you.
00:31
Direction. He's going to be behind the sonic in a wooded area.
00:39
South Polk Street Unit 1414 to Soto.
00:47
We've confirmed that he's got a shotgun.
00:53
He said he had one.
00:56
We have not received any calls from anyone at the store saying I saw somebody get out with a shotgun.
01:05
Call or something calling on his behalf.
01:09
He is the one that called.
01:11
His name is (name withheld).
01:17
22 PD, y'all trying to get him back on the phone.
01:23
Here we are.
01:29
One 984-76.
01:30
You want me to head that way with a drone?
01:34
24, I'm about to call you.
01:40
Received engine for showing you en route and requesting that you stage for a mental crisis at Sonic FM 66 near South Interstate 35 east we have a subject who is advising that he's going to harm himself we do have PDN route as well as allegiance showing you around to stage 1432.
02:10
Royce is straight on scene 1432.
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