Intoxicated man threatens self with gun in Middletown, Middletown OH
Family OffenseAn intoxicated man in Middletown threatened to shoot himself. His mother took the gun and is holding it in the living room, afraid to put it down out of concern he might grab it.
Audio|Source: Middletown Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Respond of near Juanetta, 2-3131A, for an attempted 16[1] with a male subject, he's intoxicated trying to shoot himself.
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The gun has been taken away.
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AIDS clearing from Lincoln.
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There it is, Manchester.
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234.
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Okay. You guys are still in 22 with them, can we try to get some more information on that, and go on the house and where the gun's at?
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We're still on 22, see my.
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That's clear. Lincoln 8.
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Good.
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Right now we've gotten that mom has the gun.
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She is not a threat but is afraid to put it down because the subject may grab it.
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Or she inside the house right now or she outside?
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She's in the living room.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
16: Assault (in this context, '16' is frequently used as shorthand for suicide attempt or self-harm involving a weapon in police dispatch terminology, though local code definitions may vary)
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Middletown, OH
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