Police respond to mental health crisis at Baltimore residence, Baltimore MD
Medical EmergencyPolice responded to a mental health crisis at a residence near Kitmore Rd in Baltimore. A man with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was acting erratically inside. Other residents locked themselves in their rooms for safety while officers tried to make contact. The man has a key to the house. Officers checked if he had access to firearms but found only butter knives locked away.
Audio|Source: Baltimore City Police Northeast District
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Transcript:
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I'm going to meet. We got.
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A, uh, 1-3 start, start, so I'll pick Kitmore.
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I know we're still trying to touch base with the victim.
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May 14, 19? I mean, yeah, 15,
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11. A bathroom light just turned off.
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10,
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4. I'm in the rear right now, and 11 to 10.
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I called twice.
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I have no answer so far.
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Top 4.
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Is the unit that saw the bathroom light, shine your light, and see if we can make contact with them through the window.
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That's 4. I've got to come to do that for a last minute, but nobody's coming to the window.
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I don't know if that's true because now you stop talking and I don't hear them anymore.
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I'm on to KZA.
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Go ahead, 09.
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They did this call originally from Kidmore?
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Have four.
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In Adam 11 to 10.
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There's just one door in the rear.
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There's no storm door and it swings inside.
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Okay, it's out four.
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It's one-five, but we still have eyes on him on the first floor.
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Uh, no, so he's not talking at all.
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You can hear his voice, but ever since I wait turns off.
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Someone just pulled up for him on one second.
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All right, so just be advised.
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The other residents are locked in their room.
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The owner has a camera and she can see where he's at.
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He has a key to the place.
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Okay, so like...
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So he's in his room right now.
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She does have keys to the door.
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Copy is she are a victim.
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City light, confirmed walking shooting 4940 Eastern Avenue Southeast District, adult,
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2352.
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I don't know,
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the victims are inside the house.
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They're locked in their rooms right now.
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But he suffers from schizophrenia,
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bipolar.
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Oh,
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she's a visi, he's been here for 11 years.
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This is the first time he ever acted like this.
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Okay, I'm coming two, three.
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So our victim is downstairs in the basement in the bathroom.
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She locked herself.
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So how many people have three residents upstairs and then the staff member downstairs in the basement?
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One.
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Two, one. Two, one.
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I just give Gary and David Lowe and head back the building.
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Okay, four.
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Two-five, having with 21 to bowling.
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One five, see if we can figure out what room he is on the second floor.
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For I copy.
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One second.
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Eleven to one-five.
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We'll also see if he has access to any firearms.
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All right.
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How five, you copy that?
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Go for creeping.
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Just see if he has access to any firearms as well.
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So the stuff is going to be, and when you go up the stairs is going to be on to the left to the second door.
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His door is cracked open.
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Other doors are locked, locked,
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except the bathroom.
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Doesn't it came out of it either.
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There's no guns or anything like that.
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They only have butter knives.
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The knives and all that are kept locked up.
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Location mentioned:
Kitmore Rd, Baltimore, MD 21239
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