Welfare check at apartment with potentially armed subject, Fresno CA


Police performed a welfare check at a residential apartment near Cedar Ave after reports of a 32-year-old man hearing voices but not armed. Officers encountered a broken window and learned another male subject inside might be armed with a shotgun. They made announcements for occupants to come out. One subject complied and exited the building. The other subject remained inside, reportedly armed. The situation involved concerns about safety and mental health.
Audio|Source: Fresno City Police, Fire and EMS
09:31
Transcript:
00:00
Could you drive down in the alley and see if you can get eyes on the back of this address? See if you're seeing the activity in the backyard?
00:06
Hey, Tom, are you able to give me a little bit of a picture? Is that I'm still?
00:10
Two-storey house, light beige, dark brown shrimp.
00:14
The President of Rout account for info, north-deepo, Norton, Cedar and Holland for Welfare check.
00:19
Pressel on podcast, Cicam-Zero, Purity, 43333 North Cedar, apartment 104 for a welfare check.
00:24
We're arriving units.
00:26
The primary direction for line of fire for Frank Baker to myself is to the south.
00:31
I think that door is closer to you guys in 406, but I don't know if the other one is 4.04 is directly next door.
00:39
We're looking at the number 404.
00:41
An open door face you that goes upstairs.
00:43
We just heard a voice from inside, but we could tell what it was.
00:46
I got me.
00:49
Welfare check, 32-year-old son, named (name withheld), advise his hearing voices, no weapons, he's 59-180, left to wearing a red shirt and shorts.
00:58
Copy, do you have any prior one marries with him?
01:00
Let me check.
01:01
An announcement for the property for the subjects to come out.
01:04
Wrig, have we re-contacted R.P to get any updates? No.
01:08
Okay, sir, R.P.
01:09
The street is the public inside the downstairs apartment that has a broken window.
01:13
Copy, units on the same.
01:15
Supposed to be any subject to inside a downstairs apartment with a broken window.
01:18
102 next to revue and I need on the south side.
01:21
Person Fifeactor Transforming your live interest advice at the officer's safety attachment for the apartment one of the three that's possibly coast by for Javier Chavez, that's other end officers, has previously been armed with an ice and hatchet.
01:33
This was back in 20203.
01:34
All the RPs, we have any more updates.
01:37
And then one of the names of the subject.
01:48
The names of the subject.
01:50
One of two, please.
01:51
Mail with a firearm is going to be (name withheld).
01:54
Other male is going to be (name withheld).
01:56
T.A.M. announces are audible in the alley to the east here.
02:01
We've got to open back gate.
02:02
It looks like the hold back door.
02:04
It looks clear. Okay. Frank 11.
02:05
Go ahead. Just the advice we called up to RTCC just to confirm.
02:09
It doesn't seem there's anybody there.
02:11
Copy, thanks.
02:12
And time for the call one more time.
02:13
On the time of the calls, 1457.
02:15
Tommy, hello there?
02:16
One data 15, copy.
02:18
Just go to Belmont and come south down in the Blackstone Kalmarislemaire Valley to meet up with her.
02:23
Copy. A.C.
02:24
Genstein, call you directly.
02:25
A firm, 2216.
02:26
Dave, attendant Charles, can you come from McKinsey, please, and then come north-so? At first.
02:33
I'm breaking the 1-2 FYI.
02:34
I heard a mail state for what? Just replying to what you were saying.
02:38
AX confirmed 226-8.
02:40
Okay, sir.
02:41
One David 15.
02:42
One day to the call.
02:44
One of you continue to make announcements using the suspect name, asking them to come out with their hands up.
02:49
So far, negative result.
02:50
Okay. Broadcasting A, I'm A2NCO, Channel 4.
02:52
The second one seat, check this address and we're sharing it and leave if we haven't yet.
02:57
One day this is considered if I'm covered, we have one subject coming out.
03:01
Consignage mail, Finn, Wayne and Cowboys, Jersey.
03:05
Okay. Two, three, Mark, Peter, Arkansas, Court, showing us.
03:08
Coming. These are being compliant.
03:10
Copy. Stay down right.
03:17
First one of Blackstone 41.
03:18
Blackstone 41, go ahead.
03:21
Vote you to the Blackstone 3-1.
03:23
Hey, I need that information. Okay, copy.
03:24
Does that floor is reduced?
03:26
Can you know that? It'll make you slow this out.
03:28
One day 15 and 102, that was Diaz, we still have Flores inside.
03:32
One day the 15th.
03:34
One day the same.
03:35
Did RP indicate which subject had the firearms, Diaz or Florence?
03:39
Affirm, it's 54.
03:40
Units on scene copy, Flores was supposed to be the one with a shotgun, and he still went side.
03:45
Go City what? One of two in-coppy.
03:47
Number 11, I'm the honor.
03:48
Number 11 is coming.
03:49
Are you coming for it?
03:50
Adam 11 comes from making you click.
03:52
I don't know, I'm coming.
03:54
Blackstone 51.
03:55
Blackstone 51.
03:56
I can respond if needed.
03:58
Copy. One digit 15 to the user question.
04:01
The suspect came out of the downstairs door that faces the street.
04:04
102, the next revenue unit, can you come in from themselves? I'm currently alone there.
04:09
1201 Baker, can you ask him where the other person is and if he's still armed with the shotgun?
04:14
5-5-5-5-0-0-4-0-4-1.
04:17
Okay, 1241. I logged on to Channel 1 earlier today and they have a lot of traffic on that channel.
04:22
Can you lock me on? I tried to hang himself and ran and RP ran out to untie the rope.
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N Cedar Ave, Fresno, CA
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