The Detroit Firefighters Union is blasting Detroit police, questioning why it took police more than 20 minutes to respond to the scene of a murder.
It happened Saturday at a home on Epworth Street on the city's west side. The first calls for help came in at 1:40 a.m. but police didn't get there until repeated calls for help were sent out.
A woman contacted 911, screaming unintelligibly for help. The dispatcher, uncertain what was going on, sent a fire crew without police.
That breakdown in communication sent firefighters into danger and the Firefighter's Union President, Mike Nevin, believes his members' lives are in danger regularly.
"Code one medical call West Warren and Junction report of one bleeding, unknown what happened," is heard over Detroit Fire dispatch audio.
"When they turned the corner, they rolled right into an active homicide," Nevin said. "Our members were hiding behind the wheel wells, hiding behind the engine block because a van circled around the block. By the grace of God they weren't lit up in this incident."