“Don’t back me into a corner,” his father remembers Austin saying. “Because I’ll make it go away in four seconds.” To Russell Reeves, the meaning was clear — Austin would hurt himself if he wasn’t left in peace. Stunned and afraid, Reeves dialed the Hingham police just after 10 p.m. to ask for help
Thanks. I missed that the father had called as well.
It’s still unclear to me exactly who first brought up his having a gun - former girlfriend? father? police? The article doesn’t specifically say. (While the police appear to have asked, that may have been prompted by the gf or the father.)