Man off medication threatens to have gun after dispute, Spokane WA


Police responded to a man off his medication who threatened to have a gun after arguing with bouncers. No weapon was found. Firefighters came due to concerns about his mental state. The man was located and detained for a welfare check.
Audio|Source: Spokane City Law Enforcement
02:53
Transcript:
00:00
None of the other roommates or potential victims have even seen a gun tonight.
00:04
2.13, just so we're all on the same page, we don't even have a crime tonight or anything remotely close to that.
00:12
Great. If you fellows over there with the roommates get a phone number frame, maybe you try to give him a call see if you tell us where he's at or what's going on?
00:18
We're working on that.
00:19
213[2] with (name withheld)'s phone number.
00:21
Right.
00:22
(number withheld), 1068.
00:25
313. 13.
00:26
(Name withheld) was mad at the bouncers downtown, said they owed him money, said he had a gun, nobody's seen a gun, fire showed up, (name withheld) was digging around his car, roommates told fire that he might have a gun and they left.
00:40
That's all we have.
00:41
(Name withheld) is also off his medication and saying some crazy stuff, so that is what brought fire here in the first place.
00:50
When there's somebody else thinks differently, we can try giving him a call to see if he needs any assistance, and if now we can get out of here.
00:59
2.13. Who's going to attempt to make the phone call?
01:02
I try to go straight to his voicemail.
01:03
Copy. We're going to try a couple PAs and then we are leaving.
01:07
Okay.
01:08
Somebody from the front doesn't P.A.
01:09
We have movement in the window to his room.
01:16
Out front. He's coming to a shrine, listen to commence.
01:18
25, we're detaining (name withheld).
01:20
Great, 2212[1].
01:21
213[2]. I sent the roommates away.
01:24
Will you try to call the one back and tell me to come back home? Sure.
01:28
35, no need to call.
01:29
Great.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
2212: Possible local or unit code for completed action/detainment (contextual, not standard)
[2]
213: Unit number (not a crime code, but relevant to audio context)
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Spokane, WA
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