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Buffalo 911 Dispatcher Accused of Hanging Up On Worker Hiding During Mass Shooting Faces Firing

Greg Wilson
Buffalo 911 Dispatcher Accused of Hanging Up On Worker Hiding During Mass Shooting Faces Firing
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A 911 dispatcher accused of shouting at and hanging up on a worker who was hiding at the Buffalo supermarket as Saturday’s racially motivated mass shooting took place has been put on administrative leave and faces firing, officials said.

The Erie County dispatcher, who was not identified, shouted at the female employee and demanded to know why she was “whispering,” before hanging up, the worker told The Buffalo News. The call was placed as an 18-year old suspect was spraying the Tops Friendly Market with gunfire in a horrific attack that left 10 dead and three wounded.

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