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Accidental shooting on Windcliff Drive leads to unresponsive femaleAllegheny County PA

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Scott Township, PA

Emergency units responded to an accidental shooting near Windcliff Drive where a 40-year-old woman was found unconscious and not breathing. The male caller stated he accidentally shot his mother. Authorities staged nearby due to concerns over potential swatting, but it was later determined. The phone call came from an untraceable number, possibly a swatting attempt.

Audio|Source: Allegheny County West Police, Fire, and EMS, South Fire
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Transcript:
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Near Windcliff Drive, 40-year-old female not conscious, not breathing.
00:05
The male on the phone says he accidentally shot his mother.
00:14
Units staging near Kerr and Green Tree Road.
00:19
The 40-year-old female was accidentally shot, unknown status.
00:30
141 are out.
00:33
Copy 41 and 44.
00:41
The gun went off multiple times accidentally and patient is not breathing.
00:55
4144 stage, I'll watch now.
00:59
44 repeat.
01:02
That's stage, I'll watch now.
01:04
I understand.
01:14
Call here just Scott.
01:15
Josh, if you want an additional unit.
01:22
One of Mr. I'll advise.
01:32
741, stage near Kerr and Green Tree Road.
01:43
41 car or 40 copy four and 41 are staging near Green Tree Road.
01:49
Yeah, I'm copying.
01:51
This call came from an admin line.
01:54
There's no history on the phone number.
02:00
Police are ready.
02:04
I'll mark you, stitch.
02:11
744 you copy, this is Craig.
02:15
Reported my copy.
02:18
That is a good thing.
02:22
County 50's got so.
02:30
Copy. Copy.
02:36
Male says the gun is on the floor, he hasn't moved it, and the father is in the room and in talks.
02:45
Sorry.
02:47
God, he was my looking, ma'am.
02:50
Good man, good.
02:53
I just got a hold of the facility director, on-site with that argument.
02:58
I released 125-17 game over, man.
03:03
That's all copy.
03:09
County, 7.4-8, Chief.
03:19
Brian, put me in for Winsk, I'm going to come from Green Tree in.
03:24
Okay, Chief, no prior on the phone number.
03:27
This was called in over an admin line, take that of course.
03:33
Congresswood.
03:36
Stage to occur near Green Tree Road.
03:42
Okay, I'll have to tie that up, I'm going to go Green Tree before Winquist.
03:49
Correction, it's windy before Windquick.
03:53
Copy.
04:06
Call here, you want to start this way? Yeah.
04:12
Where are you coming?
04:19
County copies, call your own.
04:20
39,000.
04:22
104.
04:29
5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-39 that way you go.
04:32
104.
04:38
So you follow in this kind of thing,
04:42
sir. All right, good.
04:46
All right, good.
04:50
Scott Units,
04:55
he should be outside you, Sam.
05:00
Quimpy at Winforkman.
05:10
Scott Units, be advised.
05:12
The parcel address on this property belongs to Beth and Roy Charlton.
05:17
The last name on this caller is white, and he gives the name of his mother as white as well.
05:25
Okay.
05:40
Copy.
05:50
439, are you staging or in the area already?
05:58
We're in the area.
06:00
It could be a swatting.
06:08
Hi,
06:09
copy.
06:17
502 County, I'm in the area.
06:20
That's copy.
06:21
The phone number is a bandwidth number.
06:28
740 chip, common.
06:33
Fake.
06:37
The phone number coming in is a bandwidth number, we cannot trace it.
06:45
Police suspect this may be a swatting call.
06:49
Yes, I think they are starting.
06:53
I think they are starting to start, use your discretion.
06:57
All right, that's up to them, we'll do back as nervous.

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