Wait, >> hey, get out of here. >> Drop it, >> buddy. We don't want to shoot you. Put the gun down and we'll come up and we'll talk to you. That's all that's going to happen. Nobody wants to shoot you. Just set the gun down. >> A 911 caller in Fairbanks, Alaska, reports a man armed with a gun near a crowded roadway. Within seconds, officers rush toward the scene, unaware of how dangerous this encounter is about to become. >> 911. What is the location of your emergency? >> Kushman. We were just driving by and we saw a gentleman kind of waving a gun around and so I thought, you know, might want to get that looked at. >> Was he threatening anybody with it? >> I couldn't tell. We were just driving past. He was right there by the warming station. He had a bicycle next to him. >> Are you wanting to press charges against him for anything? >> Oh, no, no, no. I I was just calling. Figured someone might want to talk to him, make sure he, you know, everything's all right cuz he did kind of wave it across traffic. So, figured someone should tell him, "Hey, maybe be a little safer with your weapon." >> Yeah, absolutely. >> Fairbanks police soon locate the suspect riding a bicycle. next to another man. As officers switch on their lights and sirens, the unarmed individual immediately stops. However, the main suspect, carrying what appears to be a sawed off long barrel firearm resting on his handlebars, continues to pedal away, forcing officers to engage in a tense bike pursuit. Excuse me. >> He has a gun. >> He said he's reporting or pointing in the vehicles. >> He said he flashed it out at traffic. jump down, >> eerily hinting at what's about to unfold. The secondary officer's radio echoes voices by Motionless in White, a haunting song that delves into inner turmoil and the dark weight of hopelessness tied to mental health struggles. Drop a gun. [Music] >> Give them some. After nearly half a mile of pursuit, the suspect suddenly veers off the road and enters the grounds of a nearby high school. >> Try to stop him from leaving this area. [Music] Drop that. >> Drop the gun. >> Drop it. Do not point that gun, man. Drop that. >> Drop it. See if you can come over and give us a hand. We're going through parking lot now. Hold on. Hey. Hey. >> Hey. Get out of here. >> Drop it. >> Drop the gun, dude. >> No. Nobody wants to do that. >> The suspect, now positioned outside a nearby high school and armed with a rifle, is soon identified by a bystander who recognizes him as Patrick, a 19-year-old local male. >> Drop that. Drop it. >> Please drop the gun, man. >> We need to keep them contained. Have the units come in. >> Hey man, please go that way. Please just go that way. >> I trust me, nobody wants that. But please just go over there. I'm waiting. Put that Just throw it over there. >> Please, just throw it down, man. Nobody wants to do this. >> No. >> Look, just drop it on the ground and this will all be over. >> What the >> Please just drop it. >> Come on. >> Just drop the gun, man. >> We don't want to do this. >> Come on now. Don't be dumb. >> Don't do that, man. >> Come on, man. >> Do not do that. Nobody wants this. >> I love you. >> Hey, you stop right there. Get back. Just get back, bud. >> Patrick, >> please. >> Look, man. Just put the gun down, okay? You're not even in trouble right now. You're not even in trouble. >> It's not bull, bro. I wouldn't lie to you. >> Just put the gun down. We'll talk about it. No one wants to hurt you. No one wants to get hurt. Nobody wants that, buddy. You're not in any trouble right now. Just drop the gun and we'll talk about it. You have my word. Nobody needs to get hurt, dude. Just put it down. Okay. >> No, man. We're not going to do that, buddy. We don't want to shoot you. Put the gun down and we'll come up and we'll talk to you. That's all that's going to happen. I promise you, man. Just set it down. It doesn't need to be like this. Okay? Just set the gun down and step away from it. >> Just set the gun down and step away from it. Please. >> Buddy, you got to do that. >> You got to put the gun down, bud. Just put it down and we'll talk. You're not in any trouble right now. It doesn't have to be like this. Just set it down, man. Nobody wants to shoot you. Just set the gun down. Got to stop, bud. Just stop. >> Put the gun down. All right. Put the gun down. >> You don't want this, right? What's going on today? >> What's going on? Tell me about it. Whatever it is, man, I'll help you out with it. This is just going to make things worse. Do me that favor. At least set it down and we'll keep talking from right here. >> Just put the gun down, man. >> Well, we don't need people driving the street. >> Just put Just put it down, man. >> Traffic, >> just put the gun down and we'll talk about it. >> We'll keep talking about it, but just set the gun down. [Applause] >> No one wants to shoot you. Nobody wants to shoot you. >> Don't do that. We'll get you some help. >> We'll get you some help, man. Nobody wants to hurt you. Nobody wants to see you get hurt. >> Alaska State Troopers arrive quickly, spotting the suspect near the roadside, the gun still in his hand. Officers stay behind cover, urging him to drop the weapon. We'll keep talking. Just set the gun down. One trooper calls out calmly. The tension builds as sirens echo and backup rushes in. Every second feels critical as troopers hope to end the standoff peacefully before a single wrong move changes everything. >> Put the gun down, man. >> We can't help you until you set that gun down. >> Airport so we can hurt you. >> Nobody wants to hurt you, bud. >> We're just talking. That's all that's going on right now. >> Just put the gun down. >> Put the gun down, man. Just drop the gun, please, man. >> Patrick, >> throw that away. Patrick, >> put it down, man. Come on, bro. >> Man, your friends want you to put the gun down, too. Patrick, >> put the gun down, man. >> Your friends care about you. They don't want to see you get hurt. >> That's not [ __ ] >> Hey, stop. >> Just drop the gun, please, man. >> No, we're not going to do that. We're going to get you some help, bud. >> Put the gun down, bro. Put it down, man. >> Hey, guys. Get back from behind that wall. >> Patrick, please set that gun down. We'll let you talk to your friends over here. Okay. that way. Patrick, >> Patrick, put the gun down, bro. >> Patrick, just step away from the gun, please. >> Patrick, on the ground, bro. >> Another unit was legal. Now, >> Patrick, just stop. Okay, >> he's not getting to that gun. >> Patrick, just back away from your bike and towards us, man. >> Patrick, get down on the ground. Okay, >> drop down. >> I know, Patrick, but you got to get down on the ground. Okay, get down or you're going to get hit with less lethal. >> Put it down. >> Just get down on the ground, Patrick. >> Gun down. >> I know, Patrick. So, get down. Okay, >> drop that. >> You got to get down. Just get down, please. >> Thank you, Patrick. We're going to make our way up to you and talk to you. Okay, just lay down on your stomach for me. >> Patrick, you got to drop that, too. Okay, just toss it for me real quick. Patrick, just toss it. If he gets up and reaches for anything for candy, you tag him with that less lethal if you're within this range. I don't know what's going on, but it's going to be okay. Just relax. All right, man. No one wants to hurt you. We're going to get you in handcuffs. Okay. >> Why, Patrick? >> Touch me like that, man. >> No one's going to touch you like anybody hurt me. >> No one's going to hurt you. No one's going to hurt you. >> Hey, choke me, mother. >> No one's going to choke you, bud. Look, we're just talking. Okay, relax. No, man. Just relax. >> Try to do this. As officers begin searching Patrick, the footage from this angle reveals a large knife that had remained sheathed throughout the entire encounter. >> While Patrick denies that his sister's death played any role in his actions, our investigation supports the bystander's account. Records indicate that his sister passed away only weeks prior to this incident at the age of 24. Though the cause of her death has not been publicly disclosed. >> Anything you worry about any needles or anything on you? >> No. >> Okay. I'll make sure. >> Just going to zip this down and check your hoodie real quick. >> You going to talk to me? >> Yeah, we're going to talk to you. Just go ahead and take a seat and everybody's going to touch their breath and figure out what's going on. So, just bring me your feet. Okay, man. >> No. >> Yes. >> I don't want >> Dude, you got to just swing your feet and we're going to talk to my friend. >> Yeah, we're going to let that happen, but I do need you to sit in the car. Okay. Trust me, man. deal with it like you did. Remember his two. Yeah. Put him there. [Music] I'm going to put him up. >> Going to be a river 22 caliber >> cowboy. That's what you should do. Get more fish hooks. Get more fish hooks. Beer, too. That happened to me. >> No, we're not. You're You're not under arrest. I promise. At this point, Title 47 was invoked for Patrick, a statute that addresses mental health commitments and related services for vulnerable individuals. According to data from the Alaska Department of Public Safety, this was one of only nine instances in which Title 47 had been enacted within a 5-year period. >> We are going to do is we're going to go to the hospital. Okay. Why? >> I fear that you're a danger to yourself and possibly others. >> No, I'm not. >> Just based on what's going on. >> I just found something out. >> What did you find out? Cuz trust me, man. Nobody wants to be here in in a situation like this out today. >> I don't know what to talk about it. >> Okay. And that's that's totally your right, man. Trust me, we don't want to be in this situation as any more than you do. Okay? >> That's why we're going to go to the hospital, help you out. This is how we're going to help cuz we're going to get you to the hospital, have a doc talk to you, see if there's anything that they can do to help you out. >> Can I get my wallet and back? >> Your wallet? Yeah. >> Wallet, I believe, is in this pocket still. See, it's right there. >> Yeah. I have to go here again. I don't like this place. >> When's the last time you were here? >> A while ago. And I don't like it. >> I understand, man. There's just unfortunately nowhere else in town. >> All I did was You guys said put the gun down. >> We I know. And that's why we're That's why we're here, man. Because you were able to put it down. You think a wheelchair? >> Yeah. >> Check the closet. Yeah, they're all in there. >> Lifted it and racked the thing, but it's unloaded. Okay, you okay? >> How long awkward? >> Um, it kind of up. >> Yeah, he's super emotional right now. >> Put him in room 24. >> Patrick, we're just going to have you take a seat in the chair. Okay, >> Patrick, I'm going to be your nurse. Okay, we'll take care of you. We'll take care of you 24. >> 4 days after the incident, officers made contact with Patrick at the hospital. here. Okay. >> Hey, Patrick. Hey, so you're right. You're under arrest. Okay. >> For charge. Okay. >> Where am I going? >> You're going to go to jail. Okay. You're going to probably be arraignment today at 1:30. Okay. You're definitely not going to go home from here. Okay. So, all your stuff going on. Okay. >> How long gone for? >> There's going to be a couple of felonies, so it's going to be up to a judge. Okay. Figure whatever else out today. Okay. He's just going to pat you down. I know you just came out of the hospital. We're still just going to do a double check. Okay. >> Are you going to keep them cuffed? >> Yeah, they're cuffed. They're going to stay cuffed. >> After his arrest, Patrick was held on a $10,000 cash bond. He faced two felony counts of thirdderee assault for pointing the rifle at officers, one felony count of secondderee terroristic threat for threatening to himself, one misdemeanor count of an adult possessing a weapon on school property, one misdemeanor count of failure to secure his weapon, and one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. In short, Patrick faced up to 16 years if found guilty and given the maximum sentence. 3 months later, Patrick took a plea deal pleading guilty to thirddegree assault and possessing a weapon at a school court record show. He received little to no jail time and was placed on probation lass. Then 6 weeks later, he violated that probation. His failure to comply with court proceedings would eventually lead to a second arrest and a warrant for a third arrest on December 23, 2022. who state troopers again attempted to apprehend him.