911 dispatcher who took Buffalo shooting call put on leave

The Associated Press

A 911 dispatcher is on leave and may lose her job after allegedly hanging up on an supermarket employee hiding during this weekend’s shooting rampage in Buffalo, New York. A spokesperson for the Erie County executive said “termination will be sought” for the dispatcher at a disciplinary hearing later this month. An employee at the supermarket where 10 Black people were killed by a white gunman on Saturday told The Buffalo News that she was whispering during the 911 call because she feared the shooter would hear her. The employee alleges the dispatcher shouted at her, asked why she was whispering — then hung up.