Woman on roof after suicide threats in Durham, Durham NC


A woman who earlier threatened suicide is on the roof of a five-story building near Fayetteville Rd in Durham. She may be asleep or pretending to be. She was bleeding from an unknown source and was knocking on her boyfriend's door. Emergency services are on site including EMS, fire with a ladder truck, and police to ensure her safety.
Audio|Source: Durham City Fire
02:42
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, boy, so we've got a female who has threatened suicide earlier tonight.
00:06
She is right now on the roof of the building that we're in, or we're up here with her.
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She's either asleep or pretending to be asleep.
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We're trying to figure out the best way to approach her without giving her the opportunity there.
00:22
either jump off or do something.
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She was bleeding.
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We're not sure where from, but there was blood in the hallway where she was knocking on her boyfriend's door.
00:32
So that's why we have you guys here just in case either something goes wrong or to provide for a state whenever we get her down.
00:54
Communications are you on outsports?
00:58
Hey,
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can you go ahead and dispatch fire for a ladder truck just in case we need them? We're on about a five-story building on the roof.
01:18
EMS and FIRE, if you guys can come in to the back alleyway to the back of the building from the Rigsby Street side.
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It's going to be right beside the parking deck on Rigsby Street.
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There's an alley that brings you behind the building.
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Assist PD assault, Addison Billing, 413 East Chapel Hill Street.
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Assist PD assault, Addison Billing, 413 East Chapel Hill Street, Cross of, Rigsby Avenue and North Mangum Street, ladder, 2.
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Ladder 2, Mimi on Option 4.
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Ladder 2 on Option 4.
02:24
Hey,
02:25
Pee's requesting you out there. They have a woman who's on the roof of the building,
02:29
possibly threatening suicide or threatening to jump.
02:32
They're requesting a lighter truck to stand by.
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They want you to come in off of the alley on Rigsby Street and wait there. EMS has already been dispatched as well.
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