The problem in tracing the 911 call was Shen used a cell phone from China and a Chinese carrier that let him use a phone number with a local area code that was not linked with a local address, Barker said. Calls were routed to his Chinese number, but the 911 dispatcher could only see the local number.
Checks with cell phone providers and apartment management to get an address associated with the New York number came up empty, he added.
The 911 dispatcher was unable to understand Shen, Barker said.
The 911 dispatcher was unable to understand Shen, Barker said.
The sounds were unintelligible. This could be due to a potential language barrier, Mr. Shen's flu symptoms, or both," he said. Shen, who had lived in China, had been in the United States for more than a year, he told CNN.
The 911 dispatcher was unable to understand Shen, Barker said.
The sounds were unintelligible. This could be due to a potential language barrier, Mr. Shen's flu symptoms, or both," he said. Shen, who had lived in China, had been in the United States for more than a year, he told CNN.