Intoxicated man fires shotgun during welfare check in Talent, Talent OR


Authorities responded to a welfare check near Wagner Creek Road after reports that a house sitter, (name withheld), was mentally unstable, intoxicated, and firing a shotgun on the property. A 911 call was received from the area with a confused male on the line, but there was no response to dispatch attempts.
Audio|Source: Jackson County Fire
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Transcript:
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4K2 for Welfare Check possible shots, near Wagner Creek Rd.
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Okay, 2.
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437, 4-4-King 2, it's a Welfare Check Possible Shot, near Wagner Creek Rd.
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The comp, who is not unseen, reporting...
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They got information from a neighbor about Pentagon that their house sitter had become mentally unstable and had a shotgun and was shooting it off on the property.
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The involved mail is going to be a (name withheld) in his 30s.
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Tom made phone contact with that subject, and he sounded extremely intoxicated.
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So you're any further.
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4-37, copy.
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I'll make phone contact. Additionally, we just got a 911 call from a 911 only cell phone from around that property as well.
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There's no response to dispatch.
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I looked at a possible match for the male.
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Look at (name withheld)'s date of birth in 92.
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The matter's out of prospect.
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He's clear, no valid option.
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He's a corrections offender,
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felony probation for a awful use of a weapon.
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Location mentioned:
Near Wagner Creek Rd, Talent, OR 97540
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