Elderly man found with knife, police ensure safety, Wheeling WV
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WeaponsAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency units responded to an apartment near 33rd Street in Wheeling, where a 75-year-old man reported a severe headache and was holding a butcher knife. Police and fire department coordinated to ensure safety. The man stated he put the weapon down when instructed.
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Transcript:
00:00
Unit 57 on 33rd Street apartment, he is in Apt E.
00:04
Have a 75-year-old male with an extreme headache.
00:08
He states that he has a butcher knife in his hand.
00:11
We're sending fire department.
00:12
I still have him on the phone.
00:15
Okay.
00:18
420 go in place at 32.
00:21
Ten four.
00:23
Five one, my guys left.
00:27
Ten four.
00:29
Fourteen also now.
00:32
Probably 14.
00:33
Dispatch units responding.
00:35
He needs,
00:37
If you come to the back door up the ramp, that's going to be the easiest way to get to him.
00:44
Also being good.
00:46
If he's asking for help to put the weapons down?
00:52
Yes, he said that he put them down, so he is stating that they are down.
00:59
Five one, is FD going to just stand by till we verify that?
01:04
Affirmative.
01:07
Ten four.
01:16
Dispatch to unit 14, he's stating that when you get there and you ask him to drop the knife, he'll do it until then.
01:25
He does have a firm hold on it.
01:28
Which one? I'm out here.
01:31
Helpful.
01:33
Or two here.
01:35
Helpful!
01:37
We're out in the back here and there's no one here so far.
01:41
What's this guy's name?
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Location mentioned:
33rd St, Wheeling, WV 26003
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