Man threatens to shoot himself after domestic dispute, Youngtown AZ


Caller reports a man alone in an apartment holding a gun and saying he will shoot himself after a domestic dispute with his girlfriend. The call came over FaceTime and the exact apartment number is unknown. Dispatch asks units to set up a staging area and not to make contact, and notes prior calls for nearby addresses near N 113th Ave in Youngtown, AZ.
Audio|Source: Maricopa County Sheriff - West
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Transcript:
She contacted a friend. He has a gun and said he would shoot himself. The apartment number is unknown; it is on the second floor. The caller is trying to get the apartment number from the friend. The incident was a domestic with his girlfriend. Radio traffic follows with 10-4[1] and unit calls. To clarify, are officers with the subject or only receiving information? It's unit 219 and other units on the air. Can you add premise history for that address and the history of (name withheld) for (name withheld)? It was on FaceTime and no one else is in the house. We have extensive premise history for addresses near Edwards, Franks, Victors, and Sams near N 113th Ave in Youngtown, AZ. Responding units are told to set up a staging point and not make contact.
She contacted a friend. He has a gun and said he would shoot himself. The apartment number is unknown; it is on the second floor. The caller is trying to get the apartment number from the friend. The incident was a domestic with his girlfriend. Radio traffic follows with 10-4[1] and unit calls. To clarify, are officers with the subject or only receiving information? It's unit 219 and other units on the air. Can you add premise history for that address and the history of (name withheld) for (name withheld)? It was on FaceTime and no one else is in the house. We have extensive premise history for addresses near Edwards, Franks, Victors, and Sams near N 113th Ave in Youngtown, AZ. Responding units are told to set up a staging point and not make contact.
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10-4: Acknowledgement
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Near N 113th Ave, Youngtown, AZ 85363
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