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Apparent armed subject and self-inflicted injury on Old MacArthur

Heard on: Sangamon County Public Safety
00:21
00:00
Both units, start for (number withheld) Old MacArthur.
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Old MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, IL 62704
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As discussed during the dispatch call, deputies responded to a call from a confused male reporting an armed person at the back door and another person who may have shot himself. The individual has had prior mental health-related calls. The situation occurred near Old MacArthur Blvd in Springfield.

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