Individual waving knife and yelling at tree in park, Phoenix AZ


At Civic Space Park, a person without housing was waving a knife and yelling at a tree. An officer noticed the person was acting erratically and appeared to be in a mental health crisis. The officer approached and asked the person to put the knife away.
Audio|Source: Phoenix Police
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Transcript:
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I am located at Civic Space Park at 424 North Central Avenue.
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There's a non-housed individual, and I walked up to him, I was just doing my control.
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He's waving a knife out and he was yelling at a tree, and I don't know what he's doing.
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He's 918 over here, and it's not a good look.
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I went up, I asked him to put the knife away.
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Location mentioned:
Civic Space Park, 424 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85004
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