Man with schizophrenia threatens household members, West Seneca NY


A woman called for help because her 52-year-old husband, who is experiencing a schizophrenic episode, believes there are people in the house. He is threatening to attack or kill them. The caller fears he will harm her or damage the house. No firearms are present, but he had a bat temporarily.
Audio|Source: West Seneca Police CH 1
00:42
Transcript:
00:00
near Emporium Ave.
00:02
I have the wife calling for her 52-year-old husband who is currently having a schizophrenic episode.
00:08
The subject currently believes he is hearing people in the house and is trying to beat up and kill them.
00:13
The complaint is scared the subject.
00:15
They can use the voices in the house for her and try to hurt her or destroy the house.
00:21
23[1].
00:30
23[1] and 27[2] for importing them there's no weapons of the house,
00:36
no firearms, but the complaint did state that he did have a bat at the time but he was putting it down.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
23: Fuel spill
[2]
27: Outside fire
Disclaimer:
This transcript was automatically generated and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information independently.