Story out of Fredericksburg, Virginia:
The 911 dispatch center in Fredericksburg, Virginia, is now under an internal investigation by its own police department after a 7 ON YOUR SIDE investigation found that a man recently died after calling the emergency number and no one responded.
Paulus died in late April in his Fredericksburg City apartment. Robert Paulus, was diagnosed with heart disease. Even though his family knew it was coming, the news was obviously devastating, especially after they learned what happened just hours before his passing when Paulus used his iPhone to make the last call of this life. It was to 911.
"There was one final cry for help and nobody responded," said Paulus' son Michael Paulus.
According to Paulus' iPhone the 911 call was made at 11:46 p.m. on April 23. AT&T confirmed the call.
"We did find the call," said Sarah Kirkpatrick, spokeswoman for the Fredericksburg Police Department.
During the 18-second call, the dispatcher tried three times to make contact with Paulus. After hearing nothing except an unidentifiable sound, the call was labeled a pocket call, or butt dial, where no call back is required. Hours later, Paulus was found dead. Cont. (Video)
Story from - WJLA
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