Man armed with knife threatened to harm self near riverside bridge, Burlington WA
Police and several agencies followed a suicidal man armed with a knife near the riverside bridge toward Burlington, Washington. Officers located him safely near Whitmarsh Road and secured the weapon.
Audio|Source: Skagit County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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The federal and county and Mount Vernon and State Patrol are following a suicidal subject who's on foot with a knife coming on-ramp to the riverside bridge.
00:12
It sounds like to be on the river side bridge.
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They are keeping an eye on him.
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And now he's going on the office.
00:29
Thank you. How much?
00:36
Captain.
00:38
Go ahead.
00:41
Affirmness is just for his information and not see that system.
00:46
The permit this has just information only because he's coming into Burlington at this point on foot.
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6-913 are we continuing in the Burlington?
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Be brief.
01:07
Yeah, yeah.
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Yeah, it's a lot of the first.
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I don't follow them.
01:18
You just turn around.
01:29
Let somebody grab a les please so shotgun.
01:35
Captain Hesdry, you just turn to the south-line on the officer.
01:48
4-1 you want to prepare that?
01:52
Offer. He was in a little duck in that bridge, but then he was continuing north enough.
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7-8 other units were continuing north on Riverside Drive.
02:15
731-1-3 unloaded
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Pression 7-3 MSA, you said you had the last foetol A-Sir.
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You want me to take your position.
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Traffic radio travel.
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The traffic radio travel.
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Cascade Henry 7.
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6-9 Cascade.
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The ICOMOX Road on a there.
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So we're doing on a bullet marks road.
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One 18.
03:16
The second casket just confirmed the subject to head in south again.
03:23
Apparently he keeps switching direction, so...
03:27
Reaching.
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Harris have a Cascade.
03:37
Do we need to shut down the bridge on north side?
03:40
No,
03:41
I think he just turned directions on the wind march now.
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7 copy.
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180.
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George 2-1-Cascade jail.
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119.
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Senator 2AW.
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Two-O-WWFER In general Whitmarking, enter.
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Now that's a small-out lane.
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Negative.
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Negative. Nage dropped for a loading to Mr.
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West Whitmarketing.
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Nothing at.
04:21
They can specify because he called down on the WMarsion.
04:24
Okay. Okay.
04:33
Union 7-8.
04:37
Disregard.
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Union 7-8. He's going to be found on Whitmarsh that state secured his weapons.
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They're going to call it.
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We can clear.
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Location mentioned:
E Whitmarsh Rd, Burlington, WA 98233
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