[LisaMalia]

Transcript of the calls:

Call 1
Caller: ‘‘I’m the highway shooter." (Disconnected)

Call 2
Dispatcher: ‘‘911. What’s your emergency?" Caller: ‘‘I am the highway shooter." Dispatcher: ‘‘Where you at?" Caller: ‘‘Ah, don’t (expletive) worry about it." Dispatcher: ‘‘Whatever, whatever, whatever. You just want attention, don’t you?" Caller: ‘‘I’m going to shoot (inaudible) car." Dispatcher: ‘‘If you’re the shooter, where you at?" Caller: (Initial comment inaudible) ‘‘I’m up here on I-71." Dispatcher: ‘‘Yeah, yeah, whatever. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Whatever." (Disconnected)

Call 3
Dispatcher: ‘‘911. What’s your emergency?" Caller: ‘‘Look, I’m up on I-71 and I just shot a car." Dispatcher: ‘‘71 where?" Caller: ‘‘On I-71." Dispatcher: ‘‘Well, my lieutenant is doing a phone trace right now. Stay on the line — we’re trying to trace your call." (Disconnected)

Call 4
Dispatcher: ‘‘911. What’s your emergency?" (Disconnected) Second dispatcher (heard in background): ‘‘Is that the same guy?" Dispatcher: ‘‘Yes."

[Kirkwood]

I agree - fire her. A competent person could use the job.

[flutters]

An observation from the 911 transcript:

In calls 2 & 3 the caller says ‘‘I’m up here on I-71," and ‘‘Look, I’m up on I-71 and I just shot a car."

It is common to refer to a location this way in parts of Southern Ohio and West Virginia. Most people would say "I'm on I-71." It could be a clue. Too bad the 911 operator didn't have more of a dialogue with the caller.

[Indie]

Transcript of the calls:

Fire them all...yesterday.
~~Ex Dallas PD officer.

[buccaneer81]

Dispatcher: ‘‘Where you at?"

Ebonics in action. (BTW greetings from Groveport).