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Person armed and threatening suicide near East Ida B Wells DriveChicago IL

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East Ida B. Wells Drive & S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60605

According to the dispatch call, emergency responders received a report near East Ida B. Wells Drive and S Columbus Dr of a person armed with a gun who is threatening to shoot themselves. The individual has been drinking and is refusing to provide their name, demanding SWAT. No clothing description is available.

Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 04
Listen to dispatch call
01:11
Transcript:
00:00
Do I have an available tech unit for person with a gun in the first district?
00:06
164 Charlie.
00:08
164 Charlie, this come over is a person with a gun on Columbus and Ida B. Wells.
00:12
SamoCast is busy.
00:14
It looks like it's more of a maybe possible crisis.
00:18
It looks like they call the crisis hotline requesting a unit.
00:21
To check for a person that's been texting them that they're suicidal refusing to provide a name,
00:26
the person is demanding swat.
00:29
It looks like they've been drinking alcohol.
00:31
They have a gun and will shoot themselves in the head.
00:33
They did provide like a latitude and longitude, approximate address in its...
00:38
Around the area of Columbus and Ida B. Wells.
00:41
Don't have a description of what the person is wearing or any additional information.
00:48
4.50.
00:50
1%?
00:54
100%.
00:57
What else is Sam? Can you check out that area, Columbus and Ivory Wells for anyone that might appear to be in some type of prices?
01:04
Don't have a description of what the person's wearing other than they stated that they had a gun and that they had been drinking.

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Location mentioned:
East Ida B. Wells Drive & S Columbus Dr, Chicago, IL 60605
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