Male threatens self-harm with knife near w fifth avenue, Knoxville TN
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Medical EmergencyA male near West Fifth Avenue threatened to harm himself and has a pocket knife. He mentioned drug use and expressed concern about going to jail. Emergency responders are en route to assist.
Audio|Heard on: Knox County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Priority three coming from near West Fifth Avenue that is at The Gateway for a male unknown age.
00:12
He was very hard to understand, borrowing a phone.
00:15
He was thinking about harming himself.
00:17
It does stay in the note that he does have a pocket knife on him.
00:20
He was talking about his aunt was dying.
00:23
He states he is being doing quote-on-quote ice and heroin.
00:28
He doesn't want to go to jail.
00:30
Just one side kelp says he will not harm anybody.
00:32
If you want us to get police down there with you, we will definitely do that.
00:37
5-2, copy, you can put us in route, you can hold off on PD.
00:44
Copy.652, we'll get you in route, just be careful, and if you does look a little suspicious, just let us know and we can get a PD to meet you guys.
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Location mentioned:
W Fifth Ave, Knoxville, TN 37917
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