Man with revolver under mental distress sits outside home, Guerneville CA


A man in his 70s is sitting outside his home near Old River Rd, holding a revolver. He is experiencing a mental health crisis and has taken multiple pills in a possible suicide attempt. He uses a walker and has limited mobility. Officers are negotiating with him. Nearby roads are closed and a shelter in place is in effect for surrounding homes.
Audio|Source: Sonoma County Law Enforcement
07:36
Transcript:
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Subject still seated with the revolver in his hand.
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1-107. 7.
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We have the female on side coming to the front door.
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We're going to try and get her out and move out.
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Break 7-2107.
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Just keep us update up the status.
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The road,
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28, 19, 3343, 34, 34, 37.
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Pedaluma 723, can we check on Henry 1?
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104.
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George 343, go ahead.
00:17
Pedal Moser requesting assistance with that 1036 subject from the fire in the backyard.
00:23
Number. Sound 2204309-008607.
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204309808607 From no status still remaining the same.
00:34
Tremaine is the same we do have a call in H1 they're getting started I go.
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TAM-7-52.
00:41
Go ahead.
00:42
Can you get from the family, how is his mobility? Do I need to worry about him hopping a fence back here?
00:47
He's got a walker sitting right next to him on the chair, so it doesn't look like it, but Sam 7 holds up.
00:52
Matt down McDowell at Lindberg and McDowell at Caulfield for the S.O.
00:57
C.O. has three units.
00:58
Copy. Yeah, can you advise them.
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Call Fidd on McDowell, all northbound, and then all southbound, non-south, McDowell, Lindberg.
01:03
How far?
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C-O-7.
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Hello. Hello.
01:09
The target here, he is slow moving, is a walker to move, has mobility issues.
01:15
The target is slow moving and has mobility issues, he uses a walker to move.
01:18
7, do we have anyone assigned Marianne McHall for the road closure?
01:22
Here, I spoke to Andrew V.
01:23
21 here, she's the door.
01:25
Okay. Move there.
01:26
Clear. Go ahead. King 61C see if you can just respond from his residents.
01:31
Tempor be advised the SS in this house one unit.
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That's a key. Temp. Turn to establish contact with a good with a good over.
01:36
December 2, center-resnobiles, units from the distance.
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14 physical. Section 2, 612, December 2.
01:44
It's going to be 14-family family.
01:46
It's physical in beat 1, 2810, Hardy, Lane.
01:49
32, not 10.
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Here, Paul.
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8-1-4?
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Yeah. Okay, which are coming. 30 is going to be 1015 at 1150 hours.
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At 1150 hours.
02:09
He was America at 1150 hours.
02:11
I'm with 7-2 on the drone.
02:13
Looks like he took a bunch of pills and still sitting down now.
02:16
So far, per the drone, he took a bunch of pills and still sitting down.
02:21
Can we make contact with that house to the right? If we get them out of there.
02:27
Old River at 115.
02:28
It's going to be near Old River Rd off of 116.
02:34
Victor 15. Vicky equals a grade GMC Sierra.
02:36
Pacific equals a brown on the stand with negative plate information.
02:38
I'll have a 10. Our target house, can you try to attempt a phone number for that until the shelter in place? 10-4[1], two-ridges north of the Target House.
02:49
The local MEPs requesting southbound traffic from Winberg to Caulfield to be shut down and northbound traffic from Caulfield to McDowell.
02:59
CHP has been advised, we'll call back with a sent to meet around.
03:02
Part two parties.
03:03
It looks like the names are Charlene and Lauren.
03:05
They are at this time.
03:07
Lincoln 51.
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Cut. This is one for me.
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This is 21, 104.
03:11
The pants that are gray are just doing.
03:14
His description is a white male in his 70s, bald on top with some hair on the sides, a gray beard, glasses, long-sleevee, gray or light green shirt, and canvas pants that are gray or green as well.
03:26
Affirmative, he's continued to take additional pills from two different bottles.
03:31
And do we have an ETN, Henry Wander, we'll only get about 10 minutes at round time, though.
03:33
Henry Warns about eight minutes out.
03:35
Copy that, when you get on scene, he's sitting under a backyard umbrella that's white.
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Location mentioned:
Near Old River Rd, Guerneville, CA 95446
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