Person found deceased at Southwood Apartments, Gainesville FL

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/27/2025 04:28 PM

Near SW 26th Dr, Gainesville, FL 32608

Emergency services were dispatched to an apartment near Southwest 26th Drive at Southwood Apartments after a caller reported that a father was found cold and unresponsive by his daughter. Upon arrival, responders confirmed the person was deceased.

Audio|Source: Gainesville Police and Alachua Fire

02:26

Transcript:

00:00

Two. Signal 31[1], near Southwest 26 Drive apartment Alpha in Southwood Apartments.

00:06

The claim is advising that her sister found their dad, Signal 7[2].

00:12

EMS is also 51.

00:15

Go back 22, 51.

00:20

Office 2, 14.

00:23

No one. No one.

00:24

Engine 2C-C-5, you're responding to cardiac arrest, near Southwest 26th Drive, Southwood apartment, General Alpha.

00:35

This third-party caller, her sister found their dad cold and unresponsive.

00:41

Law enforcement responding as well, it's 1929. Oscar 2, 1014?

00:45

24. Right, 22, we're made 22.

00:48

The complaint is not 97, she's en route from Tampa, we're calling the sister who's on.

00:57

Yeah, 5G7, 10, 26, 10, 51.

01:05

Go ahead.

01:07

Can you place my call back in the queue and show me 51 30131? 10.

01:15

She dropped the signal 31.

01:18

One phone's a sister. She's a nurse and her father is cooled and stiff.

01:26

If I have some confirm the person who's 1097 is a nurse.

01:31

That's important.

01:36

2014. 2014. 214.

01:38

24.

01:39

Alps 2, 1014.

01:41

1014. All right.

01:44

Awesome.

01:49

Romeo 2.104.

01:55

104. 4.2, 1015.01.

01:57

Alis 26.

02:03

Romeo 2 units from 14.

02:05

4. 4.

02:06

Elijah from Engine 2.

02:08

Agency 2.

02:10

This would be a Signal 7[2].

02:12

Signal 7[2] in 1936.

02:19

537, Engine 2 is on scene confirming signal 7.

02:22

Sorry, 109.

02:24

Engine 2 is 97 and confirmed signal 7.

Police codes explained

The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:

[1]

Signal 31: Drunk/Intoxicated Person

[2]

Signal 7: Deceased person

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