Teen dies after emergency dispatcher tells panicked caller to 'deal with it yourself'

Shooting victim Jaydon Chavez-Silver later died

 

AN EMERGENCY dispatcher has been removed from duty after telling a panicked caller who was trying to save the life of a shooting victim to "deal with it yourself".

 

Matthew Sanchez was reassigned after officials became aware of the call.

The call was made after Jaydon Chavez-Silver, 17, was shot in June as he watched other teens play cards at a friend's house in Albuquerque, US.

He later died. Police have not named a suspect and have made no arrests.

In the recording, the panicked caller snaps at the dispatcher for repeatedly asking whether Chavez-Silver is breathing.

 

During the call, the woman says, "I am keeping him alive!"

Sanchez asks, "Is he not breathing?" to which the caller responds, "Barely!"

She is then heard frantically encouraging Chavez-Silver to keep breathing.

"One more breath! One more breath!" she is heard telling the teen. "There you go Jaydon. One more breath! There you go Jaydon. Good job! Just stay with me, OK? OK?"

 

The dispatcher then asks again, "Is he breathing?" The women responded, "He is barely breathing, how many times do I have to (expletive) tell you?"

"OK, you know what ma'am? You can deal with it yourself. I am not going to deal with this, OK?" the dispatcher says.

It seemed from the tape that Sanchez hung up on the caller in mid-sentence.

"No, my friend is dying," she said as the call ended.

Albuquerque Fire Chief David Downey said: "An internal investigation has been initiated. I am taking the allegation very seriously."