A five-year-old boy from Chattanooga, Tenn. called 911 after witnessing the fatal shooting of his parents inside their family home Sunday night.
“The dude shot them,” the child is heard in the voice recording released by Hamilton County.
According to The Washington Post, the boy was calm but blunt during the rest of the conversation:
“My daddy and my mama got shot,” the child said.
“You said your brother and your mama is doing what?” the dispatcher on the phone asked.
“My mama and my daddy got shot,” he repeated.
“They’re fighting?”
“No, this dude shot ’em.”
When police arrived at the home, they found George Dillard, 24, and Lakita Hicks, 25, dead.
The boy was unharmed and is currently staying with family.
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The Times Free Press reports Dillard was a gang member, however, it’s not yet known if the incident was gang-related.
The Chattanooga Police Department said the incident should serve as a reminder of the importance for parents to teach their children when to call 911 – and how dispatchers should handle phone calls from young children.
Officials say the boy’s quick thinking got him the help he needed in time and got him to safety faster.
“Can you tell me what colour your house?” the dispatcher asked the boy in the released recording.
“Um, brown.”
“Brown house? Do you have a car outside?”
“My daddy car,” the boy answered.
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