Man threatens to kill family members with weapons at home, Lowell MA
A man called to report he killed his grandmother and threatened to kill his mother if police arrive. He said he has a knife and a gun at home. Police responded to the scene at near Varnum Ave in Lowell, Massachusetts.
Audio|Source: Lowell Police Department
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Transcript:
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29 McWillishtree, it's off of Clark Road.
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Had a caller call on the business line saying he killed his grandmother, and now he's going to kill his mother if he sees any police.
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He told me he has a knife in his hand and a gun in the closet.
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Part 3, R7, area boss.
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Five law, put this call and hold out that way.
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Copy, he just connected on me.
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That's the floor has it.
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What's the history with the address?
00:33
A lot of 911 hangouts.
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Steve Rescue.
00:43
PD's on scene.
00:44
It was for a 911 hangup that says the elevator stuck on floor Lima Lima.
00:51
And is someone in it?
00:59
No history with the phone number that he called in on.
01:10
Go ahead.
01:14
The first two engines.
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In the second due engine.
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3-6-745 to engine to engine two, engine three, so we're starting to start.
01:31
Rescue, go ahead.
01:35
PD said it's unknown if anybody's in the elevator or not.
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145 engine one has to cancel command engine two i just need you to pull up out front and reset that box you can go with the flow traffic
02:06
traffic who has it
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System reset, all companies returning, struck it out.
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The system reset,
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all companies are turning, striking it out.
02:31
What's going on?
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Number 5, Engine 1,
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Utility One Off, and Quarters.
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Engine 1, Utility, One Off.
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No.
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Engine 2 to command, box reset.
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Recy.
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Sir.
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Yeah.
03:23
Right, you guys want to ask that guy more as long as you've heard anything?
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Take it.
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Copy.
03:35
Five is going off in a second.
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Five units off already.
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Do you guys already have it less lethal?
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Right.
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Receive, just making sure.
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We're going to hold this side door.
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All right, we have the park.
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Pull us up.
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Copy.
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Go ahead.
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Just go with a call again.
04:11
All right. He called in on the business line,
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saying he killed his grandmother and that he was going to kill his mother if he saw any police.
04:21
I asked him if he had any weapons on him.
04:23
He said he had a knife and a gun in the closet.
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I asked for his first name, he said, (name withheld).
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Location mentioned:
Varnum Ave, Lowell, MA 01854
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