Man fires shotgun indoors threatening self harm, Cleveland OH


A woman reports her son fired a shotgun inside their home to harm himself. He remains armed but no one is injured. The mother is with him in the room.
Audio|Source: Cleveland Police and Metro Housing Authority
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Transcript:
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Alright, if there's another car that's able to break in assist them, I have a code one, it's near Whitmore Ave, upstairs.
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Female is calling in for her 38-year-old son who has a shotgun, said that he wanted to kill himself when he did fire it off.
00:12
Nobody's injured right now, the bullet went through the ceiling, but he still has the gun on him.
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Copy.
00:17
This is now supposed to be upstairs in the back bedroom, as mom's on, seen in the room with him.
00:21
I'm sorry told the radio, if you can clear us from this CIT[1], I don't know, we'll send it.
00:27
Copy I sent it, again, near Whitmore Ave upstairs.
00:30
Stickers still on the line with them, this male still has a shotgun in his hands.
00:33
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
CIT: Crisis Intervention Team (involvement with mental health crisis)
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Location mentioned:
Near Whitmore Ave, Cleveland, OH 44108
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