Documents Show Cops Believed Trayvon Martin Killing Was ‘Ultimately Avoidable’

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6. Yes, people should always take the advice of 911 dispatchers

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http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20311925/denver-911-operator-mishandled-road-rage-call-after

The operator told them to return to Denver, find a safe spot to park and wait for police. One of Reat's brothers, who was driving the Dodge Charger, was on a cellphone talking to the operator.

"He told the dispatcher that it isn't safe there," Dengpathot said. "We don't want to go there, that is where the problem happened, they were threatening us with a gun."

But after a few moments, "they finally submitted to the (operator's) authority" and returned to West 29th Avenue, just east of Sheridan Boulevard, within Denver's border, Dengpathot said. They got out of the car and waited and then saw the red Jeep coming toward them.

"Jimma yelled out, 'Here comes those guys and they've got a gun,' " Dengpathot said. "Then four of them got out and one of them started firing."