Child choking reported after false gunshot call, Boaz AL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, a call initially reporting a gunshot wound near King Street South was later clarified as a choking child. The caller changed their story multiple times. Police and medical units responded, and a helicopter was deployed as a precaution.
Audio|Heard on: Marshall AL EMS Dispatch Group Calls
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02:57
Transcript:
00:00
105, emergency called Boaz.
00:06
105.
00:07
105,
00:09
Medic 8, near King Street South, cross street Summerville Homes.
00:16
Etowah County was advised of a possible gunshot victim at this address, unknown status.
00:24
Police department is en route.
00:28
105 received, being en route shortly.
00:32
They received, en route shortly.
00:37
Mediating route.
00:39
Medic 2, need you en route to 4 for a standby.
00:52
Medic 6, needs you at 1 for a standby.
00:53
6th, need you at 1 for a standby.
00:56
6 route 1.
01:04
Medic two, did you copy standby? Four?
01:09
Two copies.
01:15
105-911.
01:17
Until we hear any different,
01:19
see if you can get a helicopter to circle somewhere around south.
01:26
Stand for.
01:30
Medic 8.
01:35
Now to all units responding to King Street South, there's going to be a change to near King Street South.
01:44
Okay.
01:49
Okay, time on one, go ahead with your trip.
01:54
Stand by.
01:55
No, per the caller, nobody has been shot.
01:58
This is in reference to the choking child the Medic 4 is on.
02:06
105,
02:08
Medic 8. Negative gunshot wound.
02:10
This is a third-party call about Medic 4's patient that's choking.
02:18
104, do you advise 105 and Medic 8 to cancel or what?
02:28
Disregard, the caller is changing their story again,
02:32
they are unsure if it's a child who is stuck, shot,
02:37
or choking, per the caller.
02:39
We will have police en route.
02:44
We will follow en route.
02:47
Ten-four.
02:49
The other unit will continue with the helicopter just in case, near King Street.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
King St S, Boaz, AL 35957
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