Person with knife and mental health issues threatens harm, Wichita KS


Police are assisting with a welfare check on an individual with schizophrenia who is armed with a knife and has threatened to cut people. The individual has a history of firing a gun and mental health staff are concerned for safety.
Audio|Source: Sedgwick County Law Enforcement
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Transcript:
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I have a comcare calling in, the name of the (name withheld).
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They were doing a ball for a check on him.
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And they're requesting PD assistance, premise warning.
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(name withheld) is schizophrenic, arms with a knife, threatens to cut people.
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He's been upset over PD response times.
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Right now, Comcare is just needing PD assistance for the welfare checks.
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He has a history of firing a gun.
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You guys, you want me to push traffic to the left?
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Correct, to the left.
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We're going inside, uh, lane one and shoulders all this is going to be open here.
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Sample. We were just down there at ICT earlier.
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They were just going to be calling us, arranging something.
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Yeah, 104, it looks like (name withheld) Comcare, he's gonna be on the knee at the corner of Clifton and Denham, southeast corners.
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Wichita, KS
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