SWAT called to possible barricade on North Lowell Ave, Chicago IL
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Medical EmergencyAs discussed during the dispatch call, police units and SWAT responded to a possible barricade situation near North Lowell Avenue. A male subject, believed to be in mental distress and threatening to harm himself, had reportedly barricaded himself with a knife and hammer. The individual was not believed to have a firearm. Emergency responders, including fire and ambulance crews, set up positions at the scene as units coordinated staging areas.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 01
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03:9
Transcript:
00:00
For my units at 17 and citywide, we now have a SWAT incident near North Lowell.
00:06
Near North Lowell unit one, we have a 38-year-old male (name withheld).
00:14
He told his roommate he's in danger to himself and others and has been suicidal.
00:18
The person is armed with a knife and a hammer and has both the front and back doors barricaded.
00:24
We now have a SWAT incident for the units at 17 and Citywide.
00:27
Zone one clear.
00:33
And 1720, what's your parameters that you have set up?
00:42
Unit 77, we've got officers in the back.
00:44
Wagon 41,
00:46
Myself are in the back.
00:48
The other cars are in the front.
00:49
The other half of 41, the original caller.
00:51
So the original current team.
00:55
1741, 1772 and 1720, we have you in the back of the location.
01:00
My other units on scene, 1710 and 17.
01:07
Only got 1710 over there and 1722.
01:11
Will be in the front of the location.
01:13
Do you all know where you want the SWAT team to stage?
01:17
They can use the alley if they want.
01:19
They can use the front.
01:21
I think the main truck is off.
01:24
There's just lots of ambulances here as far as I know.
01:30
So they can use the alley or the front?
01:37
And where do we have fire staging? Are they in the alley or in the front?
01:43
Fire is in the front.
01:46
And fire is in the front, I do see AM 61 on scene.
01:56
1799, I just have to tie up a loose end in here and then I'll be on my way.
02:02
10-4 at 1720 last thing, what's the safe way in and out?
02:13
Or 1710, do you know the safe way in or out over there?
02:21
Yeah, at this point we don't know that he has any firearms.
02:25
We don't believe he does.
02:26
He's armed with a hammer and a knife, and may be willing to harm himself. They can probably pull right up in the front.
02:36
Okay, right now the person should not be armed with a firearm as of what we know.
02:41
He's only armed with a hammer and a knife,
02:43
threatening to harm himself.
02:45
So safe way in and out will be directly in the front.
02:56
I don't know if I heard wrong, but there should be no firearm as far as we know right now.
03:00
So no firearm as far as we know?
03:03
Yeah, that's what I said.
03:04
No firearm as far as you know.
03:05
Only armed with a hammer and a knife.
03:07
Safe way in and out will be directly in the front.
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Location mentioned:
N Lowell Ave, Chicago, IL 60641
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