Denver 911 operator fired after suspect shoots, kills man
DENVER — The city fired a 911 dispatcher for an incident in March that ended with a suspect shooting and killing a man.
The family of Jimma Reat blames the 911 operator for the murder, and city officials apologized for the decisions made that led to his death.
Reat and three of his brothers were harassed by four other men. The attackers allegedly used racial slurs and broke out a window by throwing a beer bottle at the car Reat was a passenger in.
The brothers escaped to Wheat Ridge from the scene in Denver. But the 911 operator told them to go back to Denver in order to file a report.
The attackers found them before police did, and Jimma Reat was shot and killed.
The city sent the 911 operator a letter of termination effective Tuesday.







































