21-year-old man attempts suicide by cutting himself, West Hartford CT


A 21-year-old man attempted to harm himself by cutting with a small knife near Albany Avenue. He ran towards Chick-fil-A and was later found near Overhill Road and North Main Street. Emergency units responded and prepared for possible aggression.
Audio|Source: West Hartford Police, Fire and EMS
04:28
Transcript:
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Mattermedic 4 responds to the area near Albany Ave.
00:04
On a medical, we have a 21-year-old cutting himself with a small knife as an attempted suicide.
00:12
He took off running towards Chick-fil-A and staged in the area for PD.
00:16
Radarmedic 4, near Albany Ave on the medical for the 21-year-old cutting with a small knife. He took off running.
00:26
Your time is 2258.
00:33
Actually, we're going to take a couple of units up north. I've got a party that's cutting themselves.
00:41
He ran from a Toyota from Panera bread towards Chick-fil-A currently.
00:48
He's autistic.
00:50
Male, he's 21 years old.
00:56
I'll get yours more.
00:58
Six, I copy.
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Go to receive.
01:01
I've been to see, anyone available, start making your way up there. Okay, go ahead.
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Question.
01:08
Completing no longer has eyes on him.
01:12
Is he compliant to no one to him, or was just a passerby?
01:15
So it's fun.
01:16
Or out there's six, fun. (name withheld).
01:20
21-year-old male.
01:24
Black and gray shirt, gray pants.
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And we're gonna report that he's in the back of the plaza.
01:33
And what kind of 85 does he have?
01:35
A small knife.
01:41
He won't be two, he pulled up in a second.
01:50
All right. He's 106. He's very angry.
01:54
The parent is not sure if he's going to be aggressive or just try and take off again.
01:59
I'm not sure how he'll be there.
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14. Let's give him a 10-8[1].
02:09
Today, I'm PD Dismatch. Tenney, I'm PD Dismatch. All units are not going on the 36, take it to patrol.
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15-19.
02:19
Next couple cars are going on both the backside, so we have kind of pro-ers up.
02:28
In north, Sun, North Maine,
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taking a left, down the next road there.
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You're going to take away.
02:37
You made it to Overhill?
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Top War is Overhill.
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Four, you're in a cruiser, you see him? Oh.
02:59
What are you going to hang us now?
03:02
What's your 10-3[2]?
03:09
First Street, north of an effect.
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Signal.
03:45
Alright, it looks like several units are all out. Parties being crossed on Overhill Road at North Main.
03:58
One, you can slow everybody down.
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That part.
04:02
Anybody else headed to the scene code too.
04:07
Call question.
04:08
Let us know on medical, they were obviously staging.
04:13
Yeah, you can send out as one.
04:15
Time for it.
04:16
Radar Medics 4 and AMR-907. You're clear to enter. They have located the individual at Overhill Road right at the intersection of West Main Street.
04:25
Very sweet.
04:27
15, I'm out here.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-8: In service and available for assignments or calls.
[2]
10-3: Cease transmitting on the radio; maintain radio silence.
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Location mentioned:
Near Albany Ave, West Hartford, CT 06117
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