Man with suicide plan leaves hospital on foot in Des Moines, Des Moines IA


Police responded to a suicidal man who left the hospital on foot near East 9th St and Roosevelt Ave in Des Moines. The man, wearing a brown and black tie-dye shirt and gray shorts, told a woman following him to leave him alone so he could harm himself. Authorities are monitoring the situation.
Audio|Source: Des Moines Police Dispatch 1
02:18
Transcript:
00:00
Go ahead. Both cars, near East 9th St and Roosevelt Ave for a welfare check.
00:07
Got a collar on the line says white male wearing a tie-dye brown and black shirt and gray shorts.
00:13
Just left the hospital on foot with a possible 96 crisis.
00:17
Says that the male was suicidal, has a plan but unknown as to the means.
00:21
It's now going northbound on East 9th coming up towards Cleveland.
00:24
D21, I can take that for 28.
00:27
Copy now, I'll show you on it.
00:28
228, you're back in?
00:29
Copy. If you want to leave me out, I'm not too far away.
00:31
Three people looking for them would be easier than two.
00:33
Kathy, I'll leave you all on it.
00:35
Yeah, thanks to traffic.
00:36
306, where you're at? MLK and Hickman for a pedestrian stop, Blackmail, Tanktop, and Gene.
00:43
Tanktop, and Gene.
00:44
Copy that. 306 is on a pedestrian stop at MLK and Hickman, Blackmail, Tank Top, and Jeans.
00:50
21. 321.
00:51
Is the hospital the person following him or who's calling him?
00:57
It sounds like just a female that knows the male.
01:01
She's wearing a white shirt and red shorts and following him.
01:05
Male keeps telling her to leave him alone so he can kill himself.
01:08
So it sounds like they may know each other.
01:10
Happy. 28, what's his name?
01:11
228, we're gathering that information now.
01:13
Sima?
01:14
228 and all responding cards, looks like the mail's name is (name withheld).
01:17
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
E 9th St & Roosevelt Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
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