The 911 dispatcher, whose name was not released, had been on paid administrative leave since May 16, the department confirmed. A hearing was held on May 30 to 'terminate the 911 call taker who acted totally inappropriately, not following protocol,' according to County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
BUFFALO, New York -- A 911 dispatcher who mishandled a call from a Buffalo supermarket manager during the fatal May shooting was fired on Thursday, the Erie County Department of Personnel confirmed to CNN.
Latisha Rogers, the assistant office manager at the Tops Friendly Markets in Buffalo, was working at the store when an 18-year-old White gunman entered and began firing. The gunman, whose rampage authorities say was fueled by racist hate, shot 13 people, 10 of whom died. "I look up out the window and I saw this customer, this lady with her shopping cart -- she just stopped -- and she just had this really funny look on her face and then she just turned to run," Rogers said.
Rogers hid behind the counter,"praying that he didn't see me," she said of the shooter. She reached into her back pocket to grab her phone and dialed 911. The dispatcher, Rogers said, asked her why she was whispering during the call."'What? I can't hear you,'" the dispatcher responded."'Why are you whispering? You don't have to whisper, they can't hear you.
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