Person suffers self-inflicted gunshot at courthouse, Gastonia NC
WeaponsA person at the courthouse intentionally shot themselves with a gun, causing an emergency response and road closures around the area.
Audio|Source: Gaston County Police/Fire/EMS - Primary Channel
06:30
Transcript:
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We had a loud bang at the courthouse on near 17.
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(number withheld).
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61.
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(number withheld).
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621, Sheriff.
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Traffic.
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6128, 104, Sheriff's Office. All unit's whole traffic on Channel 1 for 621.
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Charlie, 72. Charlie, 72.
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It's six. Can you get him, Chil.
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He sent me K994's call and disregard him.
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101. 104, Tainon4, you're clear.
00:35
Tending do an A's unit for animal cruelty, windlay drops.
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KINAN-1, thanks, sir.
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Anyone, thanks, sir.
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Vigate 1010, you'll be clear.
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I'll be 106 collections.
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Mr. 10-104.
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C-191 CSOs.
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6.191.
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Well, the gunshots self-inflicted.
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Got fired at the courthouse. 10,
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445 Sheriff's Office, you can put me on it. 91, once your location.
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We're out front of the courthouse, just decided what I found.
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9.5 to this question.
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City, any units in the area of a poor house, just 314, or get reports that they heard gunshots coming from somewhere in the area to 3 or 14.
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Go ahead, 905.
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1041, Lincoln, Tampa.
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24.
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Hey, girl, love the city. I'm 23 in the area of that call.
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You can tell me clear of this. You guys are cleared that call police for me.
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C1-1-1-11. Okay.
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It's going to be self-inflip in front of the water foul, just 314.
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Non-voyance.
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Go on?
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That's 14. I'm out.
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6-1-212. Sheriff's off you out of the courthouse.
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Central.
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Is Lieutenant still here?
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6123-10-4[4]. 10 -4, he's in his office.
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Charlie 1-2.10-9[1] atlas.
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6176.7. Sheriff's office. Send me that call.
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Did you give him to give me a call, please?
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74-com.
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6176, 10-4[4]. 2.4.
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Passport to try one. Seventy-4. Go ahead, mail.
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We can't square I, that's zero to everything.
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Seaman 91p. Emergency Traffic, Gaston County DSS 330, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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way and gasping off of West Long Avenue shooting.
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Yeah, 4.
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Looks like a self-inflicted GSW, white now.
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16 Sheriff's Office, no more than hit the courthouse.
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If you're not twenty-three, you can disregard.
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What's your location?
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91-13-hour.
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6-10-4[4].
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Right in front of the courthouse of the Watertown.
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Director Scott?
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Cainport. P.A.
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Gassum.
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Now, for many choices.
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We're cleared from Parador, except some of that way, sitting out.
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One, Charlie, fifty, see how I've been around. Put this call back in sending.
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District 2.
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District 2.
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Engine 2. Medical Assignment.
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At 3.30, Dr.
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Way. Cross streets are West Long Avenue, East Long Avenue, and East Page Avenue.
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Gaston County, DSS.
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On dispatch.
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6-1-776 Sheriff's Office.
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Yeah, you go ahead.
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6176.104. We've got about 10 sheriff deputies out here. Um,
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that's 14 C. Where's the OMS up?
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Fire's Ranger 2. Authority of a deputy, you have a self-and-like a gunshot in front of the Powkins.
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Only going on how I'm clear, sis.
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104. 104.
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Just put me on shooting, I'm in around my end up.
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104 is self-inflicted elephant 84 I have you on the call as well. 104 free units come on scene.
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Port their rivals.
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Yep.
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They're in route.
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We just got the call in to us.
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Cranny by the waterfout.
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Eve has some imaging what you're going to the shooting.
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T9702. TAN 4.
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Dave 67 and Charlie 74.
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K97. We got some agonal breathing out of this mail seal.
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Should we change.
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Sheriff's off seating unit available to shut down MLK, north and south of the courthouse, repeat north-south of the courthouse.
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Secre seating.
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Ten-four.
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Okay.
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6178. I got about a two-minute A.T.A.
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You can stay 10-8[2].
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Agnal breathing. Crosite, they're out.
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6178, 104. Do you're patient has aginal breathing?
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All right. Final.
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104.
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Is it taken around?
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92 is not far out. I can assist the shutting down on 78.
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911[3]. 5.
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6192, 104. 6192, 104.
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I'm in next. I believe it's going to be in front of course.
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It is. It is. Well, you can say it goes to the courthouse.
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I think it's in the house to courthouse.
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Okay,
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gas. I'm Robin. We'll see. 10.4.
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Copy.
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920 is bash. I'm 1042.
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040 has 14. You advise. It was self-inflifted.
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104. 104.
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It's 104 it was.
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6165 Airsoft. I'll show me out on the call at the courthouse.
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See by the E141A, Satchright.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-9: Request to repeat the last radio transmission for clarification.
[2]
10-8: In service and available for assignments or calls.
[3]
911: Hang-up call
[4]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received and understood; affirmative or OK.
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Location mentioned:
W Long Ave & Dr M.L.K. Jr. Way, Gastonia, NC 28052
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