Man with mental health issues yells about gun outside, Chicago IL
Medical EmergencyA man with a history of mental illness was yelling outside that he had a gun, but no weapon was seen. A neighbor requested a welfare check due to concerns about his behavior.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 13
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Transcript:
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A regular mental health disservice, near N Artesian Ave.
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A neighbor called about a man named (name withheld).
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He's standing outside, yelling that he had a gun.
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There was none seen.
00:12
And to go back to your country, he has mental health history of schizophrenia.
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Friars not responding.
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They were not able to see a closing description because he gets aggressive when they get too close.
00:22
There was a note from a ticket from the 28th of September because he was outside.
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He was. Tewasikas on the sidewalk that (name withheld) is in his 30s, these bipolar schizophrenics, he's loud but not a danger to others.
00:36
And the dad and the brother's names were listed on here.
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I don't know if you want me to, I'll throw it on the ticket in case somebody wants to call them and have them go out and try and calm them down.
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(number withheld), did you get the assist with (number withheld) please?
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263.
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953, David, for information.
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Dave.
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Are you guys down on anything?
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Yeah, can you hold this on that one of your grounds?
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Some point.
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934. 934.
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934.
01:36
There was support request from Volusia Sheriff's Detectives, (number withheld).
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It came in through the point-to-point through official channels.
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They were requesting a unit to attempt to contact a subject.
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It was a subject or a suspect.
01:56
The subject was a suspect and a fraud investigation in Volusia, wherever that might be.
02:03
So they wanted the responding unit to contact Detective Varser at the number listed prior to arrival,
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and they gave numbers, and please don't exit out the ticket.
02:15
So we don't have any descriptions on this person, and I think they want to speak to over the phone and do it that way, if you could.
02:27
I'm careful.
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We're getting on the call.
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31.
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931.
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I hope you stick back to my other job, but I'm in 9 now with the law department on the phone.
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Some point.
02:55
I think guns for the unit is responding to near Artiza, (number withheld), and (number withheld).
03:01
The neighbor Anna was requesting a well-being talk again on that male name (name withheld), who was having a mental crisis, and stated that he had a gun.
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According to the neighbor Anna, he's yelling outside that he has a gun.
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They were not able to verify if there were any weapons.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Artesian Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
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