Armed man threatening suicide inside camper on highway, Grand Junction CO


A man armed with a 40 caliber gun is inside a camper on the side of I-70 near a bridge in Grand Junction. He has threatened to kill himself and sent suicidal messages today. A woman inside the camper is refusing to leave and is trying to lock the door to keep the man out. A male voice can be heard yelling in the background.
Audio|Source: Mesa County and Grand Junction Police, Fire and EMS
03:18
Transcript:
00:00
Lisa states she's on the side of I-70. There's a bridge directly across from her in the eastbound lanes.
00:06
She's refusing to leave. She's trying to lock the camper door. She doesn't want the male to enter her camper.
00:11
The call-taker can hear a male yelling in the background.
00:17
Is that copy? We'll just head out there and figure it out.
00:21
Copy.
00:25
Maybe he's a slide in the past before.
00:30
So I can totally see him doubling back towards the cab or kind of hitting an alleyway and hiding.
00:40
33-8 on an area.
00:47
Hold on that, okay.
00:53
Pass.
00:57
The one on the trespass, the name that was given.
01:02
Okay.
01:07
473 just advised him at westbound of the alley from Burger Team did not see the male.
01:15
Copy.
01:18
So,
01:20
Taps again, and he said that he's probably on the Boost Mobile store,
01:23
so I'll be out there.
01:26
Happy.
01:30
Next to them.
01:36
You switch around.
01:38
Happy.
01:44
Let's get him out at whose mobile.
01:47
1434.
01:51
Email six out, yeah.
01:55
35
02:00
Perfect Perfect
02:04
Copy 338,000
02:09
I'm out of boost
02:13
1434
02:18
34 3492
02:24
Clear Caller Global for that (name withheld) subject.
02:31
Okay.
02:37
Okay.
02:39
Okay.
02:41
Okay. Okay.
02:42
Okay.
02:46
(name withheld), you're good to come in.
02:49
I copy, thanks.
02:52
The male is known as (name withheld).
02:56
We've seen wearing a black t-shirt, black shorts, blue, and gray tennis shoes.
03:01
This person owns a 40 caliber, and it's in a holster.
03:07
(name withheld) often threatened suicide and has sent suicidal messages today.
03:12
He is currently back in the camper at the moment.
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Location mentioned:
I-70, Grand Junction, CO
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