THE DISPATCHER WHO HUNG UP ON A FEMALE CALLING FOR PARAMEDICS WHEN 17 YEAR OLD JAYDON CHAVEZ-SILVER WAS SHOT AT A TEEN PARTY IN ALBUQUERQUE IS NO LONGER WORKING FOR THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. MATTHEW SANCHEZ MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES FOR TELLING THE AUDIBLY UPSET CALLER TO DEAL WITH IT HERSELF. AUDIO OF THE CALL HAS BEEN AIRED BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS AND THE STORY HAS ALSO HIT NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS AND INTERNET SITES.
SHE MADE THE CALL AFTER A BULLET FIRED IN A DRIVE-BY SHOOTING PENETRATED THE WALL OF THE HOUSE ON NAKOMIS NORTHEAST WHERE CHAVEZ-SILVER WAS ATTENDING A PARTY. CHAVEZ-SILVER DIED OF HIS INJURY.
PRIOR TO SANCHEZ’S RESIGNATION, FIRE CHIEF DAVID DOWNEY SAID HE WAS TAKING THE ALLEGATION VERY SERIOUSLY. THE MAYOR’S OFFICE ISSUED NOTICE OF THE RESIGNATION TUESDAY NIGHT.
