Man with bipolar disorder may have shot himself, Memphis TN
Medical EmergencyPolice responded to a report near Whitewater that a man with bipolar disorder, not on medication, may have shot himself. He had access to a gun and was not answering the phone after a gunshot was heard.
Audio|Source: Memphis Police and Shelby County Sheriff
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Transcript:
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We got any else that can clear and pull over for a possible shooting near Whitewater.
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Three, five, four.
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She'll be on a fresh.
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Chuck,
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All right. What we got is it came in as an armed consumer. Compliant Aprilcast is calling regarding her brother (name withheld), who called two separate people today and said he was going to harm himself.
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He's diagnosed bipolar and not on medication.
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He has access to a gun. They didn't know if he was armed at the time, and now he's not answering the phone.
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The sister was en route.
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The subject is 5-6, 225, brown hair, brown eyes, unknown clothing, tattoo on his hand.
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The sister's en route in a white Honda CRV.
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While I was putting that information out, we got a call from a male who received information from his former neighbor that the subject (name withheld) possibly shot himself.
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Possibly shot himself.
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They heard a gunshot, they're not getting a response.
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No additional information.
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Near Whitewater.
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384 is CIT[1] on the update.
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Cool.
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And just to clarify, they haven't seen anyone shot.
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They just heard the gunshot and they're not getting an answer so they believe.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CIT: Crisis Intervention Team
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Location mentioned:
Near Whitewater Rd, Memphis, TN 38117
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