Person shot twice in the chest at Punta Gorda residence, Punta Gorda FL
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Emergency crews responded to a report of a person shot twice in the chest at a residence near Amscott Street in Punta Gorda. Law enforcement was requested before medical units could approach the patient.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
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Transcript:
00:00
Engine 1, Rescue 10, Engine 1 Rescue 10, respond near Amscott Street, Smithy Cross of Fontaine Avenue.
00:11
Go ahead and stage possible gunshot,
00:15
grid 913.
00:22
Angel's a quarter, so.
00:29
Central Battine 2, what was that call?
00:32
Yeah, it came in as a cardiac near Amscott Street.
00:36
The call takers advising that they're hearing popping noises,
00:39
possible gunshots.
00:44
All right, Richard, I'll be monitoring the call.
00:47
Happy, thank you.
01:03
Central Battalion 2.
01:05
Does fire need to stage for this call?
01:09
Yes, and four.
01:10
I advise one in rescue tent at both stages in the area.
01:13
We are receiving multiple reports.
01:15
Somebody is bleeding in their driveway, but we don't know what it's from at this time.
01:19
We've got to be able to be on scene in like two minutes.
01:27
Central Rescue 10, can we get a helicopter on standby, please?
01:31
Yeah, 4.
01:37
Engine 1 Rescue 10.
01:38
Just confirmed, we do have a patient with two gunshots in his chest.
01:45
We're still waiting on law enforcement to get on to him.
01:50
Engine 1 copy.
01:51
Is there just one patient?
01:52
That's 10.4.
01:59
Central Battalion 2 we use advent for Halepad if this a trauma alert
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Punta Gorda, FL
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