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Police said shots were fired after Edwards failed to comply with commands to drop his weapon, later discovered to be a pellet gun.
The two officers were dispatched about 12:15 a.m. after a Facebook user called authorities with fears that Edwards, her ex-boyfriend, would commit suicide.
Here are recorded exchanges obtained by this news organization between dispatchers and the officers in the minutes surrounding the shooting, which occurred about 12:30 a.m.:
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-Dispatcher: 10515 Del Barton Avenue. Caller is texting with Robert Edwards there, a 32-year-old white male, on Facebook saying he'd loaded a gun, possibly also intox(icated). Might be brother and sister-in-law and two other subjects inside residence with him.
-Dispatcher: He's not talking about suicide anymore. He's just talking (inaudible). They were just having casual conversation. She was trying to find out if he still has a gun.
-Dispatcher: He has a phone but it's not turned on right now….on a computer.
-Dispatcher: All crews, 99. 10505 Del Barton. 10505 Del Barton. Shots fired.
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-Unidentified officer: Suspect's down. Get us some medics out here ASAP.
-Dispatcher: You want to cancel the 99?
-Unidentified officer: We need some crews out here. We need a medic out here.
-Dispatch: OK.
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