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Man with history threatens self with gun in apartmentGainesville FL

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Near SW 23rd Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32608

Officers responded to Hamlet Cove Apartments near SW 23rd Terrace for a man with a history of law enforcement and mental health issues. The man, alone in his apartment, was upset about waiting for surgery and was reported to be armed with a gun, threatening to harm himself.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire
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Transcript:
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GPD channel 1 is 1033, signal 37 alpha, hamlet go apartment,
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stop for 32, copy, divert, I'll screw 32, Sierra 592 for notification, call uninvolved channel.
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Bill 37 Alpha near SW 23rd Terrace Hamlet Cove Apartments Department 100 flag on the residence for (name withheld) has extensive 50 mic 20 and 18 history for retired special forces U.S. Marshal and law enforcement complain it's not on sane advice on the subject to
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A veteran at the house with a signal zero gun directing himself.
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I'm able to advise what kind of gun.
00:45
So we're also getting a second call in it from Trotto. The subject does have a history.
00:51
37 Alpha does not know law enforcement's been contacted. It's been contacted. It's been for him.
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DEL3 to Alpha 3, Channel 4, please.
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1033. Top of 32, 2 units responding.
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We have no urgency to approach. When we get there, we'll stage in the area trying to contact by phone first. He was alone. There shouldn't be anybody else in a residence, and he's not known to own a gun. We go out there all the time.
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Probably 3175. Charlie 3, 1034.
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Delta 3, Alpha 3, Channel 4, please.
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26.
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5-9 there on the route as well.
01:25
104.
01:27
Go out, engine three.
01:33
Alpha three on three or four?
01:37
Al three. Okay, engine three.
01:44
You can cancel the rescue.
01:45
Rescue three, Rescue 35, and you can come available.
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1605.
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Rescue 35, copies.
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Available.
01:57
advising that the subject's single-like teen and upset reference days making him wait for surgery.
02:03
I'm able to advise where he's at the resident.

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Location mentioned:
Near SW 23rd Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32608
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Incident Timeline

  1. Continued Contact Attempts and Monitoring
  2. Further Location Confirmation and Communication
  3. Rescue Units Dispatched and Then Canceled
  4. Situation Assessment and Staging
  5. Initial Dispatch and Notification

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