Report of shooting found to be mental health crisis, Chicago IL


A person reported being shot by a man in a dress driving a light-colored car near Wentworth Ave. Police found no signs of a shooting. The caller, named James, was off his medication and appeared to be having a mental health crisis. No injuries occurred, and the homeowner confirmed everyone's safety.
Audio|Source: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
04:38
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, what was the description of the vehicle?
00:02
Just since he was shot by a male black with dress and a light-colored Oldsmobile.
00:06
All right, sure, getting down that through an area for that vehicle to see if we can stop it.
00:10
Time 4. We don't have a direction of travel just so you know.
00:14
All 2, Sam. Okay. All right,
00:15
Eunice, watch your keys.
00:16
5.0 2, Sam, you coming in with info.
00:17
Well, where is this person saying he was shot at? What you say he was shot at? What you say he was shot? All 104.
00:21
All we got is 10424 stop Wentworth.
00:23
I think the call taker is still on the phone with him.
00:27
500 David.
00:28
You going to?
00:29
Yes, what is he supposed to be at now? At Rose?
00:31
No, he's waiting for EMS[3] to come that way.
00:33
5-6-2-81. You get on same, just let me know if it's modified.
00:36
We're all six-wide.
00:38
All righty.
00:39
551, we'll be in that area 104 and one work as well.
00:43
51, thank you. Sorry, can give us a call back.
00:45
Yeah, we'll try. I guess he hung up the phone because Fyri was doing a callback too, but my partner calling.
00:50
Yeah, 5-6-2-80, give it a slowdown[2].
00:52
We don't see nothing out here yet.
00:53
10-4[1].560 Eddie, giving the slowdown[2] for the person's shower and a 424 South Windward feeling to slow it down, nothing seen.
00:59
Okay, this is possibly a zebra.
01:01
He started singing Amazing Grace to my partner.
01:04
Great jam.
01:05
This is not funny.
01:07
I'm not taking it.
01:08
I'm gonna fix the way.
01:09
Eddie.
01:10
Yes, ma'am, we just spoke to the owner of the house.
01:12
You're saying everybody inside it's okay? Nobody's shot.
01:14
10-4[1]. I'm heard of a homeowner.
01:16
Everybody is okay at that 104 and went work address.
01:18
6-280. See if they know somebody named James, because that's what he said.
01:21
His name is. 6-280, you got a copy.
01:22
See if the home owner know somebody named James, because that's what his name is, what he told us his name is.
01:28
Oh, if you're saying he still at the house?
01:29
No, I was just saying, see if they know somebody named James, because that's the name that he's given us.
01:35
So forth.
01:36
Norman did it come back to?
01:37
No one on the call.
01:38
No, it's a regular phone number.
01:41
Hi, Zebra.
01:42
My favorite.
01:44
30.
01:45
What are they saying, fly?
01:46
Well, he was just singing on the phone with my partner and said he caught every bullet and it was smothered in gasoline.
01:54
So I'm assuming he's a zebra and 5608 he said per the homeowner, everybody there is okay.
02:00
Yeah, the homeowner is saying that James is off his medication.
02:03
All right, so James does live there and he's off medication.
02:07
Yes, ma'all, so it's going to be in people.
02:19
Thanks. Well, whenever y'all ready to code it out, it's there.
02:23
Yes, ma'am, we're just going to check on change real quick.
02:26
Of course, let me know if we still need EMS[3] for spikes.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment; message received or affirmative (OK).
[2]
slowdown: Reduce response; situation under control, respond routine or hold nonessential traffic
[3]
EMS: Emergency medical services response or request for medical assistance.
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Location mentioned:
S Wentworth Ave, Chicago, IL
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