Person threatens self-harm with knife in apartment, Seattle WA


Police and fire responded to an apartment near Eastlake Avenue East where a person threatened to harm themselves with a knife. The person was making statements about wanting to stab their own neck. Responders made contact and took the person into custody.
Audio|Source: Seattle Downtown Law Enforcement
02:24
Transcript:
00:00
Two David-two, we're asking that the caller may not be able to leave the room, but suicidal subject is inside with them.
00:07
We're trying to work it out.
00:13
Can you clarify if they're being held there or if they just don't want to help them?
00:18
I'll clarify.
00:23
Okay, the caller stopped responding, but we're going to still try to clarify. They said the original caller (name withheld) also left the apartment, but they don't know where she went.
00:37
Okay.
00:42
Tuking.
00:44
If you are able to make assets, let's have SMD respond to how possible that.
00:51
Let's watch this.
00:55
Sir fire.
00:57
Is there a code associated with this building for the locks?
01:07
76042.
01:09
We see. We have access.
01:19
We still have an open line. Someone's yelling, give me the knife.
01:26
And I got fire started.
01:32
We still have the open line disturbance.
01:34
The subject is ranting about wanting to stick a knife through their own neck.
01:38
We still have an open line with the disturbance at Eastlake Avenue East.
01:47
We copy.
01:53
Screen 1, we're going to contact over the air.
01:56
Air itself, near Eastlake Avenue East, Unit 703.
02:06
We have contact with one with a knife.
02:09
Contact with one with a knife.
02:22
Copy detainment under control.
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