Officers respond to suicidal male near campus parking garage, West Lafayette IN
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Medical EmergencyOfficers responded to reports of a suicidal male near the intersection of Mitch Daniels Blvd and Sheetz St in West Lafayette, IN. The male, identified as (name withheld), was last seen walking south towards a campus parking garage where his vehicle was located. He refused to meet officers and communicated only through his girlfriend. Officers attempted phone tracking with assistance from the girlfriend and searched the area including the parking garage. The male was not believed to be armed at the time. Officers continued to monitor the situation and followed his possible movements to ensure his safety.
Audio|Heard on: Tippecanoe County Law Enforcement
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05:9
Transcript:
00:00
138. He confirmed me somewhere on campus and not going towards the parking garage.
00:09
He was heading south in the intersection of Sheetz and Mitch Daniels.
00:18
The responding units that looks like he was last seen walking south of the intersection Mitch Daniels and Sheetz.
00:25
How long ago is that? He's refusing to meet with officers, only speaking through his girlfriend, said he's just going to keep walking around, possibly still headed towards his vehicle.
00:37
Time delay, approximately seven minutes.
00:43
A copy. It's a seven-minute time away from that last location of Sheetz and Mitch Daniels.
00:54
He's actively suicidal dispatch, just trying to get a ping on his phone.
00:58
104, see if you can find out who his phone carrier is.
01:02
That's your room.
01:04
Clear. Okay.
01:09
On 4, if you have his phone, I can find his carrier.
01:16
Hold, perfect.
01:22
Do you on.
01:25
Guys.
01:29
Can you go shut that main door? Central's still showing it open.
01:34
Great.
01:35
The girlfriend is unaware.
01:38
She's going to ask his mom real quick.
01:44
3104, he is part of Verizon.
01:47
Okay.
01:52
3107. Okay.
01:57
The vehicle has been located on the 5th level of this parking garage.
02:04
What's this guy's name supposed to be?
02:07
(name withheld).
02:13
Just 43, Purdue did locate his vehicle on the fifth level of the parking garage.
02:18
They're standing by there.
02:21
104. 104, did you have his phone number? 1.50.
02:25
I'm going to go towards the parking garage.
02:28
Go to 14.
02:29
They're going to 4.
02:30
That's traffic for me.
02:31
8,
02:32
10, 9.
02:34
Disregard, please.
02:36
Especially.
02:37
Especially.
02:40
1190.1042.
02:42
Pretty wonderful.
02:43
You're not coming through super well.
02:45
Super well.
02:46
104 does it forgot.
02:49
If you haven't already, can you call you and let them know what we're bringing?
02:52
Can we affirm? Is that like jail nurses calling over a report, but I'll give them a call.
02:55
138 will be out with one.
03:01
They're up. 138.
03:07
94.
03:09
94.
03:11
138, it's not him.
03:14
Jim. Okay.
03:17
Real quick, disregard Jim's.
03:18
He's off the roadway, and I'll be around to assist.
03:22
Clear.
03:28
I'm going to go black out near the parking rail to see if I can catch anyone walking toward it.
03:33
Okay.
03:39
138, 150. I'm on the north side of the parking garage right now.
03:44
Okay.
03:50
Has anyone checked what street garage yet?
03:54
I just got here checking it.
04:01
104?
04:04
Go ahead.
04:06
Are you still on TX with her?
04:10
Affirm, I'm still on the phone with (name withheld).
04:13
Do we know if he's armed around?
04:19
She does not believe so.
04:21
She originally stated that he had scissors, but she does not believe that he has them on him right now.
04:28
Clear.
04:33
104, was he going to try and go back to his room and grab his car keys?
04:41
Unclear right now, it is definitely a possibility.
04:44
She said that he has stated that he just wants to go back to his room and go to sleep and that he doesn't want to talk to us, though it's a possibility that he's trying to head back that way as well.
04:55
Okay.
04:57
I'm going to start floating back towards Kerry-down University.
05:01
117, about 7.
05:02
1.7. I'm going to sit here on his car just in case he hits this way.
05:08
Clear.
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Location mentioned:
Sheetz St & Mitch Daniels Blvd, West Lafayette, IN 47906
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