Child injured during suicide attempt in Chicago apartment, Chicago IL
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Medical EmergencyAn attempted suicide occurred in an apartment near West Lawrence Avenue in Chicago. A seven-year-old child was injured with minor harm to the knee. Police requested recovery of a handgun from the residence.
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02:33
Transcript:
00:00
I'd like to request an easy.
00:02
And what do you have?
00:07
It was an attempted suicide.
00:12
The detective is requesting that we recover the handgun at the residence.
00:22
Was he shot? Did he shoot himself or...
00:30
It was an attempt with a minor injury to the knee of the seven-year-old.
00:39
Of a seven-year-old?
00:41
What's a seven-year-old?
00:50
The address is near West Lawrence Avenue.
00:55
It is unit 2E.
01:00
And 58-20, you copy that as well, correct.
01:05
Zero.
01:11
5810. Hey,
01:13
just up making sure to copy the radio with 1621 transmission about attempt suicide, but they just wanted to go into like a weapon.
01:21
He wasn't shot or didn't.
01:24
It looked like maybe a juvenile may have been injured with minor fractures or abrasions for the new.
01:30
9-9-9-square.
01:34
1621, can I get your last name of your start?
01:39
My name is Richter, R-I-C-H-T-E-R.
01:44
That is 16139.
01:49
Your ID number with the UCR, the triple.
01:54
The UCR is a 5086.
01:58
It is John John 518202.
02:06
Where's the gun located?
02:12
In the unit,
02:15
1641 is on-scene guarding the scene.
02:21
Okay, where the unit? It's in a bathroom, the bedroom, the kitchen?
02:27
I don't have the specific.
02:30
Okay, but is that location 1641, it's right?
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Location mentioned:
W Lawrence Ave APT 2E, Chicago, IL 60630
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