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Man attempts self-immolation on roof at near Colt StPittsburgh PA

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38th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

A 42-year-old man is on a roof near Colt Street attempting suicide by setting himself on fire. Police see that he has a cord wrapped around his neck.

Audio|Source: Pittsburgh EMS Dispatch - Channel 1
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Transcript:
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He2 in your area, near Colt Street,
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for a 42-year-old male,
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he's a burning suicide thing, he's on the roof.
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A copy.
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Patient, five those free.
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Five hundred.
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Go ahead and put me on Medicaid's detox.
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See.
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It's responding to Holt Street, PD have eyes on the mail, male has a cord wrapped around his neck.
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The other. The other.
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We're faced by those three of him being on the roof.
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Let's go ahead and search a rescue truck that way as well.

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38th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15201

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