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The call was taken by Driver Matthew Sanchez, who quickly became agitated with the caller. KRQE reports the transcript of the call, read it below.

911 caller: “I’m doing CPR as we speak. I’m keeping him alive.”

Dispatcher Sanchez: “Okay, is he not breathing?”

911 caller: “Barely” (inaudible) “Stay with him” (inaudible) “Stay with him, good job. Just stay with me, okay, okay. There you go. Good job Jaydon.”

Sanchez: “Is he breathing?”

911 caller: "He's barely breathing. How many times do I have to (explicative) tell you?"

Sanchez: “Ok, you know what ma’am, you could deal with it yourself. I’m not gonna deal with this, okay?”

911 caller: “No” (inaudible).

That's when Sanchez hung up. Moments later, Chavez-Silver died.

Albuquerque Fire Chief David Downey commented on the incident in a release.

“After learning of the alleged misconduct, Driver Matthew Sanchez was immediately removed from the dispatch center and placed on administrative assignment. An internal investigation has been initiated. As the Chief of the department, I am taking the allegation very seriously.”

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