Elderly man found with gunshot wound at North Avenue, New Philadelphia OH
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WeaponsAn 82-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the neck near North Avenue Northwest. The person who found him was a family member who came to check on him. Emergency services were notified, and the man was not breathing upon arrival.
Audio|Heard on: Tuscarawas County Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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Station 21[1] you requested for a suicide near North Avenue Northwest.
00:07
Station 21[1],
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It was suicide, near North Avenue Northwest, cross streets are 2nd Street Northwest and an alley.
00:15
You're good touch tones, 843.
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Rule.
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Station 21[1], you're acknowledging.
00:24
Your PD is being advised.
00:25
Our caller hysterical, advising he came to check on his (name withheld) and found out he had shot himself,
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82-year-old male patient.
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Thank you for everyone who's one now.
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21[1]10-0-844 caller viscous that's that gunshot went to the neck.
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21[1]st, the central count me up near traffic,
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any patient information, solid reading.
01:04
Not breathing.
01:06
I thought he just sounded like this this morning.
01:09
He had came from out of town.
01:12
I know how long he's been this way.
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21: Call by phone
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Location mentioned:
North Ave NW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663
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