Welfare check for suicidal subject reported with firearm and rope near Highway 178

Heard on: Bakersfield Police, Fire and EMS

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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10-8 into check the welfare.

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It's going to be in the area of 178 and Kelso Creek Road.

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Of a (name withheld), driving a black Hyundai Elantra, California plate (number withheld).

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He had advised his wife that he has plans either to shoot himself or hang himself with a rope.

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The location was a ping via Ridgecrest PD.

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Come up ping on the subject found at 178.

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If further, he does have seven firearms registered and one gun attached to them.

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She had advised

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that he told her he was in possession of one and then advised that he was planning on hanging himself after the fact.

2026-09-20 21:51 UTC

Medical Emergency

CA-178 & Kelso Creek Rd, Weldon, CA 93283

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies are requested to conduct a welfare check near Highway 178 and Kelso Creek Rd for a person (name withheld) who reportedly told his wife he planned to shoot himself or hang himself with a rope. The subject is reported to have several registered firearms and may be in possession of one. Vehicle description is unclear in radio traffic (reported as a black Hyundai Elantra or a black Camaro).