Chavez-Silver was reportedly sitting on the kitchen counter at a party on Nakomis NE June 26 when police believe someone walked or drove by the home and fired up to six shots into the house, striking him.
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The dispatcher, Matthew Sanchez, was removed from his position at the dispatch center and reassigned after officials became aware of the details of the call, according to fire department officials.
Sanchez hung up on the unidentified woman after she cursed on the phone while talking to him.
“He’s barely breathing”, the caller can be heard saying in the recording.
“There you go, good job Jaydon!” she tells Chavez-Silver.
Sanchez asks her, “Is he not breathing?” During the 911 call, frantic attempts to save the Manzano High School student’s life are audible in the background.
Dispatcher Matthew Sanchez: “Okay, is he not breathing?”
“OK, you know what ma’am?”
A New Mexico firefighter has been suspended after he told a 911 caller trying to keep alive a gunshot victim to “deal with it yourself”.
The dispatcher responds that the caller can deal with it herself and adds, “I’m not gonna deal with this, OK?” before hanging up.
“They’re beyond belief about what happened”, said Dan Sparago, a spokesperson for the family. After hearing the call today, it is heartbreaking to listen to. We have set up a reward fund at Bank of the West and it is up to 00. Anyone with information can call 242-COPS, ‘ said Jaydon’s mother, Nicole Chavez.
Sanchez has been placed on administrative duty, meaning he has been moved out of the dispatch center.
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Albuquerque Fire Chief David Downe told KRQE that the investigation was initiated once the department learned of the “alleged misconduct”. Anyone with information is urged to call 505-242-COPS.
