AN ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHER IS OFF THE PHONES AND ON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSIGNMENT. IT’S BECAUSE HE HUNG UP ON THE WOMAN WHO CALLED TO REPORT THAT 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER HAD BEEN SHOT AT A PARTY ON NAKOMIS NORTHEAST ON JUNE 26TH.
IN THE AUDIO RELEASED THIS WEEK, YOU CAN HEAR PEOPLE IN THE BACKGROUND TRYING TO SAVE THE TEEN’S LIFE. THE DISPATCHER, IDENTIFIED AS MATTHEW SANCHEZ, IS ACCUSED OF REFUSING TO TALK TO THE WOMAN AND HANGING UP ON HER AFTER SHE BECAME UPSET.