A transcript from a 911 call released Friday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation gives more details into the New Year's Day shooting of Margaret McCollom, wife of Peachtree City police chief William McCollom at their home on Autumn Leaf. Margaret is in critical condition at Atlanta Medical Center. Read the story here.
911: Fayette county 911, what's the address of your emergency?
Chief: 103 Autumn Leaf.
911: What's going on there?
**At :12…Chief: Uh, gunshot wound…accidental. Need medical asap.
911: OK. Where are you shot at?
Chief: What's that?
911: Where is the person shot at?
Chief: In the back.
911: Is it a male or female?
Chief: Female.
911: How old is she? How old is she?
Chief: 58
**At :40…911: She's shot in the back and in the side?
Chief: Yes…and numb in the back. Come on. Let's get them here.
911: Somebody else is dispatching help. I need to get some more information from you. You said it was an accident?
Chief: Yes.
911: She was shot twice accidental?
Chief: Yes.
**At :58…911: Who shot her?
Chief: Me.
911: How did you shoot her?
Chief: I was…the gun was in the bed. I went to move it…uh, put it to the side and then it went off.
911: Is she awake?
Chief: No. Everybody was sleeping.
911: No, is she awake now?
Chief: Huh?
911: Is she awake now?
Chief: Yes.
911: Is she breathing?
Chief: Yes.
911: And…103 Autumn Leaf. What's your nearest intersection or street?
Chief: Uh we're in Center Green (sp?)
**At 1:32…911: Where's the gun at?
Chief: Uhhh, geez I don't know. I threw it to the side. It might be in the bed here. I don't know.
**At 1:43 Chief: You having trouble breathing Dear?
911: Alright, I want you to…you are with her now?
**At 1:50…Chief: What's that? I'm the Chief of Police. It's a…the bed, the gun is on the dresser.
**At 1:57…911: OK. You're the Chief of Police in Peachtree City?
Chief: Yeah, unfortunately. Yes.
911: Alright, is this your wife?
Chief: Yes.
911: OK sir. Um, I do want to ask you some more questions about her health right now. Somebody else has already dispatched help so we're not delaying that OK?
Chief: OK.
**At 2:25…911: Is that her crying?
Chief: Yes, she's having trouble breathing now.
911: OK.
**At 2:35…(you hear moaning/crying in background)
911: OK. (more moaning) This just occurred now right before you called.
Chief: Yep..yep and also in the middle of the night.
911: Is there any serious bleeding?
Chief: Well, it's internal but yes there is.
911: OK, is she completely alert?
Chief: Yes
911: OK
Chief: And you already told me it was the back.
**At 3:03 Chief: She's starting to have trouble breathing now so it must be internal.
911: OK. Is she on her back?
Chief: She's laying on her stomach.
911: She's laying on her stomach. OK. If you see any external bleeding, we're going to apply direct pressure to that OK? Is she bleeding where you can see it?
Chief: Yes.
911: OK, I want you to get a dry clean cloth and I want you to apply direct pressure to the wound.
Chief: OK.
**At 3:34 (sound of moaning) Chief: Ok
911: Ok I want you to hold the cloth there. Do not lift it to look at it. Just keep applying pressure …
Chief: (hard to understand)
911: Ok. You want them to enter through the front door?
Chief: I don't care if they come in the side door. It's fine, I don't care.
**At 3:59…Chief: aLright, come on guys…get here.
Chief: Yeah, I got the door open for them.
**At 4:11…Chief: Oh my God.
911: What's your name sir?
Chief: How did this happen?
911: What's your name sir?
Chief: Will McCollum (need to check spelling)
**At 4:15…911: Were you asleep also sir when it happened?
Chief: Yep, are you alright dear? I know you are not alright. I mean, are you still breathing? Still alert for me?
911: Is there anybody else there with you guys?
Chief: No.
**At 4:37: Chief: Come on. Hurry, hurry, hurry.
911: I hear them in the background. They are coming as fast as they can. Ok?
Chief: I can hear them.
911: Do we have that dry clean cloth on her wound?
Chief: Alright come on guys.
911: You see them sir?
**At 5:30 Chief: Right there on the dresser is the gun.
911: Is there an officer there?
Chief: Jamie is here, yeah.
911: Ok, Chief I'm going to let you go…
