Police respond to suicidal person with potential firearm access, Columbia MO


Police are responding to a mental health crisis involving a person threatening suicide. The individual may have access to a firearm stored in a relative's room. Officers are arranging to meet the person at the intersection of OPU and Ballinger. Dispatch instructed the person to leave any weapons inside the home during the meeting.
Audio|Source: Columbia Police and Boone County Sheriff
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Transcript:
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Are you on the phone with the compliant in 418?
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Affirmative for first party suicidals we can just connect.
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Copy, could you ask her if she can meet us at the intersection of OPU and Ballinger?
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Copy. Many, 5-048, assisted in the phone contact.
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5-all-4-8, I copy me, hold that at a side, please.
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5-0-48, R270-40.
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301. 3-0.
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She has outside whether or not she has a firearm.
00:20
We'll double check, but it sounds like the firearms in her son's room, the son who's not home.
00:25
We told her, when we asked her to meet at Oceum Ballinger,
00:29
call takers specifically said to leave weapons inside the house, we'll double check so.
00:33
Jopjeet, let her know they not have any weapons with her.
00:35
A, since then about something for that.
00:36
Okay, since then for that.
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Location mentioned:
Ballenger Pl, Columbia, MO 65202
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