Person threatens suicide with gun at residence, Topeka KS


A person at a residence near Southeast Swigert Street is threatening to commit suicide by placing a gun in their mouth. The situation is being monitored by responders. The individual has a history of paranoid schizophrenia. Attempts to contact the person have included phone calls and door contact.
Audio|Source: Topeka Police Dispatch - East and West
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Transcript:
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Near Southeast Swigert Street, near Southeast Swigert Street.
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You've been mail advised that he has a gun in his mouth is going to signal four?
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Four. 435 for the back.
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10-4[1].
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There is a house watch for that address.
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For a Letitia Benifer, it is a paranoid schizophrenic.
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Luther Strict, continue 22 about the house watch.
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You can disregard the house watch for different address.
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Torp. 340 hours.
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435 is the Supervisor direct something?
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435 is the Supervisor direct from there? 340 yards.
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423. I sent on call to your MDT.
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Let me know when you're direct with it.
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My computer's restarting, but I'm redirecting.
00:38
Okay.
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10 first. 36. You want us for stage AIML.
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For now that's fine, yeah.
00:42
Two more. 360 are coming into the area.
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41 hours.
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435 in the area.
00:46
Do we have any history of the cell number?
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341 and standby we're checking.
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435, the most recent thing that we had with that phone number at that address was back in February.
00:56
Looks like it was a 9-1 hang-up when we got on scene.
00:58
First shift spoke to a (name withheld) with the door, but (name withheld) was one that answered the door then.
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Ten-four. Do we have any other phone numbers associated with this address that we could try?
01:09
I just put a number in your call, had her call back in June,
01:16
especially that it sounded like somebody was shooting at her garage door with a VV gun, so I would assume that she lives there, but I can't be for sure.
Police codes explained
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment or confirmation that a message was received and understood.
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Location mentioned:
Near SE Kansas Pl, Topeka, KS 66605
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