ɪn ɹᵻkwˈɛstɪŋ ˌɛnwˌaɪpˌiːdˈiː ɐsˈɪstəns, hˈaʊzɪŋ ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi wˈɜːkɚz tˈoʊld pəlˈiːs ðæt bˈʌmpʊɹz wʌz ɪmˈoʊʃənəli dɪstˈɜːbd, hæd θɹˈɛʔn̩d tə θɹˈoʊ bˈɔɪlɪŋ lˈaɪ, ænd wʌz jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ nˈaɪf tə ɹᵻzˈɪst ᵻvˈɪkʃən.
In requesting NYPD assistance, housing authority workers told police that Bumpurs was emotionally disturbed, had threatened to throw boiling lye, and was using a knife to resist eviction.