Person threatens suicide with firearm while driving, Ashley OH
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Medical EmergencyA person threatened to commit suicide with a firearm and was last seen driving a silver sedan near Northwood Drive towards Mount Vernon. The caller received text messages showing this individual holding a gun to their head. Emergency units are responding to locate and assist.
Audio|Heard on: Delaware County Public Safety
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03:58
Transcript:
00:00
40 for suicide attempt.
00:02
1010. Good.
00:09
Near Northwood Drive, break.
00:16
Yep.
00:19
The caller doesn't know if that's his actual address.
00:23
That's the one we have in house for him, break.
00:26
Good.
00:28
Caller got a bunch of text messages of her husband holding a gun to his head.
00:32
The husband, (name withheld), drives a silver sedan.
00:39
2018 sedan.
00:41
Okay.
00:43
And is known to carry a gun.
00:49
What was this, Ashley?
00:55
Affirm,
00:56
and the caller's from Mount Vernon.
01:01
Clear 155.
01:07
Where are you coming from?
01:13
337, Tomolsey.
01:25
Well, it's well, you can step.
01:31
32, I'll be en route up there.
01:32
Can we also stage medics just in case he's up there?
01:36
Copy we'll do.
01:42
Does the caller have...
01:46
Sorry, does the caller have...
01:48
Like photos of him holding a gun to his head or it's just seen that he's putting onto his head?
01:53
Text, maybe not he's holding a gun to his head.
01:58
Yeah.
02:04
Do you just have her send those texts to your guys' rating email?
02:09
We'll do.
02:10
132.
02:16
Good.
02:17
We have a number for him.
02:18
Do you want us to try it now or stand by?
02:24
We'll stand by until we can see if his car is up there.
02:28
Copy.
02:34
The Northwood Road Unit, he's on 229, heading towards Mount Vernon.
02:44
If you want to advise Mark now, he's going to be out of Kennedy with.
02:49
Copy.
02:54
Thank you.
02:55
32, go ahead.
02:59
How do they know he's on his way to Mount Vernon? Do he text her and tell her that?
03:08
She's in Ralph at his location and she passed him on the road.
03:16
Okay, we'll still respond up there just to make sure his car's not up there, but yeah, pass it on to Morrow County.
03:26
43.
03:29
143.
03:31
One minute ago, he was on flock, West High Street Bridge, Eastbound, not running.
03:38
Copy.
03:45
Go ahead.
03:48
If it's confirmed that he's in Mount Vernon through Flock, units can cancel, medicine can also cancel.
03:54
What do you think?
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Location mentioned:
116 Northwood Dr, Ashley, OH 43003
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