As Brockton girl lay dying of gunshot wounds, it took nearly 20 minutes for an ambulance to arrive

The Enterprise of Brockton Mass.
www.enterprisenews.com
By Maureen Boyle
ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
BROCKTON — As 16-year-old Chantel LaMay Matiyosus lay dying of two gunshot wounds in an Addison Avenue driveway, neighbors quickly made a series of 911 calls.

But it took nearly 20 minutes for the first ambulance to arrive — and one fire truck was sent to Addison Street across the city by mistake.

I kept asking, Where is the ambulance? Where is the ambulance? Please, someone, call for an ambulance, said the girls mother, Stephanie Matiyosus, who rushed to the scene minutes after the shooting. I just dont understand why they took so long.

The girl was killed and two other teens wounded after at least one gunman opened fire around 10:57 p.m. outside a home where a baby shower was winding down Saturday.

Based on evidence at the scene, it appeared that at least one gunman opened fire while behind a car. Neighbors said it appeared the suspect or suspects then ran down the street.

Sources said police and rescue personnel were first told the shooting was on Addison Street — not Addison Avenue. As a result of the confusion, police cruisers and fire trucks were sent to both Addison Street and Addison Avenue.

The first police cruiser arrived at the scene six minutes after the initial call — at 11:03 p.m. — and one fire truck arrived a few minutes later at 11:07 p.m.

And while police and firefighters were scrambling to the scene, the ambulances in the city were tied up on other calls and didnt arrive until 11:14 and 11:15 p.m.

There are just three ambulances covering the city on weekends and if they are tied up, backup is to be called in.

What I am looking into now is to see why we didnt have any coverage, Fire Chief Kenneth Galligan said. Normally, I would say, the vast majority of all calls are covered within six minutes.

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[sdepinaxo]

People are so ignorant , there's no need to write these rude ass comments .

[shitbag21]

Oh well......didn't your moms tell you to stay away from the gangstas, Shy-Shy? That's right, she encouraged it, my bad.

[4KEnterprises]

this is how u can tell that a lot of the cops in brockton are crooked. they have fingerprints but no good leads. bullshit.

And how is the ambulance gonna take that long when it takes about 5 minutes to get from brockton hospital to the scene. bullshit.

[mgdultra1234]

Fuckin sad man. You don't have to be tough to shoot at an unarmed civilian. A young girl at that. Chantel was a nice girl. This is a good example of the fuckin pieces of shit that live amongst us.

[Cercigirl93]

@vetteburna fuck u u asshole yea its the goddam bastards fault he shot her but maybe if they got there in time she would still be alive . fuck u ignorant jerk that was my bestfriend that was murdered

[vetteburna]

paramedics are heroes man, u cant blame them... Blame the worthless fucking idiot who shot her..

[TBrockton]

It's sad that all this time has passed and still people are silent about what they saw. Somebody somewhere knows who did it and that girl's mother should not have to search for the rest of her life to find out who killed her daughter. What is wrong with people??? This killing will continue as long as everyone pretends to know nothing. Makes me sick!!

[cyrushannah08]

r.i.p shyshy even tho its been 5 months now i still got you in my mind gurl i love and always will

[aishakimberly]

RIP{ chanteL . girL we missin yu like crazyy . iLy .

[cyrushannah08]

i still cant believe this happened to my shyshy damn girl if we could only stop time and go back and change