Person threatens self harm with gun in Columbus, Columbus OH
Medical EmergencyA person in Columbus sent a text to a friend expressing severe emotional distress and shared a photo holding a gun to their head. Police were sent to check on the individual's safety.
Audio|Source: Columbus Police Zone 4 Far Northwest
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Transcript:
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234C[1], rage priority, S3 or S17, if you could copy,
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310 Tappin Street.
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Connor is the caller.
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On friends,
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Joseph Stephen, 35,
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(name withheld), no clothing description, texted the caller in a horrible headspace.
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So he didn't feel safe at home, sent a picture of himself holding a 33 to his head.
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This is at 530,
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has a history of 49A[2] use.
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Already found this.
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4-4 copy.
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Thank you. Yes, I'm going to copy.
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Thank you.
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40, can I get down A?
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Paul takers off.
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Call takers also saying he's 24A[3].
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Okay,
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is there any idea when the last time? The caller spoke to this guy.
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Negative.
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Okay.
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One.
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Go ahead, sir.
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Do Victor, that is the 34C[1], please.
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Mike, everything.
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Hey,
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if you're still back here, he said, that's the last time he's talked to him.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
34C: Cutting/Stabbing (aggravated battery by cutting)
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49A: Unknown/agency-specific code (context suggests a subject in crisis/in the roadway)
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24A: Resisting
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Location mentioned:
Columbus, OH
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