Person found near hydrant after reported 'to kill' remark, Grand Junction CO


Radio traffic reports officers locating a male lying in a dirt field next to a fire hydrant near Apex Ave Unit A. He is conscious and breathing, but his medical condition is unclear. Dispatch notes a smell of gas at the nearby house. The man reportedly said "to kill everyone," and officers say he owns weapons though it is not confirmed he has any now. No active violence is reported.
Audio|Source: Mesa County and Grand Junction Police, Fire and EMS
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Dispatch: move to 12, respond for an unknown problem. 29 Road and Teller Avenue, 29 Road and Taylor Avenue, goes out code 3. Fix that copy, showing you interrupt (number withheld). (name withheld) third. (name withheld) is smelling gas around the back of the house and smelled it yesterday as well. 273492, can you stack and start towards a threat in progress, near Apex Ave Unit A. near Apex Ave Unit A. (name withheld). Now conscious and breathing, status unknown. He is just a passerby. There is a male in the dirt field next to the fire hydrant. Unknown weapons and possible drugs. He was lying in the fetal position wearing a brown hoodie. Code 3. Said "to kill everyone." Unknown weapons. He does own weapons, but it is unknown if he has any today.
Dispatch: move to 12, respond for an unknown problem. 29 Road and Teller Avenue, 29 Road and Taylor Avenue, goes out code 3. Fix that copy, showing you interrupt (number withheld). (name withheld) third. (name withheld) is smelling gas around the back of the house and smelled it yesterday as well. 273492, can you stack and start towards a threat in progress, near Apex Ave Unit A. near Apex Ave Unit A. (name withheld). Now conscious and breathing, status unknown. He is just a passerby. There is a male in the dirt field next to the fire hydrant. Unknown weapons and possible drugs. He was lying in the fetal position wearing a brown hoodie. Code 3. Said "to kill everyone." Unknown weapons. He does own weapons, but it is unknown if he has any today.
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Location mentioned:
Near Apex Ave Unit A, Grand Junction, CO 81505
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