911 Dispatcher Resigns After Hanging Up On Teen Helping Dying Friend

[dixiegrrrrl]

Note: An ambulance did finally arrive, the guy died in the hospital...see details in the article

The Albuquerque Fire Department dispatcher who in June allegedly failed to assist a distressed teen calling to report that her friend had been shot at a party resigned on Tuesday.

A redacted recording of the 911 call that took place on June 26 was released earlier on Tuesday, in which dispatcher Matthew Sanchez asks the caller multiple times if her friend, who has since been identified as 17-year-old Jaydon Chavez-Silver, is able to breathe.

The caller says she is giving her friend CPR and that he is "barely" breathing. She can be heard saying, "Just stay with me, okay. There you go, good job Jaydon."

When Sanchez asks her again if Chavez-Silver is breathing, she replies, "He's barely breathing. How many times do I have to fucking tell you?"

It's at that point that Sanchez snaps, saying, "OK, you know what ma'am? You can deal with this yourself. I'm not going to deal with this, OK?" At that point the caller starts to beg him, saying, "No, my friend is dying," before the line cuts out.

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[Gothmog]

1. This person needs to find another line of work

[ret5hd]

2. I think License Plate Manufacturing is an apt trade for him. What do you think?

[Major Nikon]

3. Good riddance to bad rubbish

[Archae]

4. That dispatcher resigned...

Like cops, this way he or she can get another dispatching job elsewhere.

[Logical]

10. Yep! Nt

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Did not this Guy have

previous issues with the same Fire and Police Departments a few months back?

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. That's what the article says.

Boy, the lawyers are gonna be busy around the country this year.

[Wellstone ruled]

8. And to think we almost relocated to this

City of Disaster. Have many acquaintances in New Mexico,really feel for them. Am aware that a few fired or asked to resigned Police Officers,have found new employment in some of New Mexico's PD's. Seems to be zero accountability.

[FrodosPet]

6. I was a cab dispatcher for many years

As stressful as the position was, I cannot begin to imagine the stress of being an E911 operator.

Which is not to excuse what this man did. But I do believe anyone who dispatches Just In Time runs is sorely underpaid and needs plenty of vacation time and free mental health care. The job WILL remove years from your life.

[Paladin]

9. Good.

[tblue37]

11. Good riddance. nt

[ohnoyoudidnt]

12. Not good enough.

There should be some criminal charge that applies in a situation like this.

[Skidmore]

13. Resigned? Should have been fired.

Without hesitation.