Man threatens to shoot people during welfare check call, Austin TX


A welfare check was requested near Evening Briarway for a woman after her husband threatened to shoot people involved in his recent arrest. The husband is a veteran with multiple weapons in the home and has been struggling with alcohol. Concerns were raised for both their welfare.
Audio|Source: Travis County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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Welfare is going to be near Evening Briarway. The callers were questioning a welfare check on his sister, (name withheld).
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They're advising that approximately two hours ago his father was on the phone with her and her husband, (name withheld), came on the line in the background.
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They were making threats to shoot everyone that was involved in his arrest a couple days ago.
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You're wrong.
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Yeah.
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He is en route to the welfare check. The clerk advising that the husband's family is a veteran and he does have numerous weapons inside the home.
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They're advising that he has been struggling with alcohol with him lately and they're concerned about her welfare as well as his.
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