Man threatening self with pistol near northwest Johnson Street, Portland OR
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WeaponsA man near Northwest Johnson Street threatened to shoot himself. He recently left the military and has mental health issues including PTSD and a brain injury. Police are communicating with him to manage the situation.
Audio|Heard on: Portland State University Police and Portland Police Service Desk
Listen to dispatch call
03:45
Transcript:
00:00
Comedic 1610, can we please get emergency fire response attached to our seizure?
00:09
Copy.
00:14
Yes, cool.
00:16
All right, move across the street.
00:22
So you've got a pistol in his right hand.
00:32
And before we got off the line with (name withheld), he said that (name withheld) was kind of pointing the gun at himself,
00:41
but he pointed out that nobody else was threatened.
00:47
Copy, yeah, I can see he had the gun down at his side.
00:49
Looks like he was talking to someone to the east of this location.
00:55
He is now seen sitting in a chair.
01:01
A moment ago, he looked kind of distracted while sitting down.
01:10
Are there any officers available for this call?
01:18
Is there an ECIT officer available?
01:25
Yes, go ahead.
01:29
We'll take that call in place of Engine 1.
01:33
Thank you. Engine 1, I'll show you clear.
01:40
97 on SR 506.
01:43
Who ahead was 5-06.
01:48
I did it for failure to display and it was for wrong way.
01:55
Copy that at 304.
02:00
Engine 18 minute 1329 party 2 delta desk one through 830 southwest 5 5 Avenue and Alps 1 1818 1925 party 2 delta possible this 1 0830 south of 5 5 avenue 11 1504.
02:16
1329 starting CPR,
02:19
1504.
02:23
I'm on this on right now.
02:29
Copy that. The communication team just asked the caller to pass this phone to (name withheld), and we're establishing communications with him now.
02:41
Copy and I can see you talking on the phone.
02:45
Getting a little information from (name withheld) now,
02:48
he's saying that he's got out of the military a few months ago, and he's dealing with issues from his PTSD that he got when he was in the military.
02:59
He's also had a traumatic brain injury.
03:03
He has to limit those things every day, and he's blaming Sergeant Tyner for that.
03:11
Sergeant Tyner is the one who looked through again.
03:16
The patient is in front of the address near Northwest Johnson Street.
03:29
Affirmative.
03:31
Vehicle description.
03:35
Vehicle is a white Toyota Forerunner.
03:40
Oregon plate,
03:42
(number withheld)
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Location mentioned:
NW Johnson St, Portland, OR 97210
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