Why did it take Scoggins so long to go over to Tippit? This sentence "Yes, I went up there, but by the time I got up there the ambulance had already got there." perhaps suggests that Scoggins and Callaway went chasing after the shooter in Scoggins cab, came back and then saw the ambulance. And that Scoggins then called the dispatcher. Am i getting this wrong?
Gerry, the delay was due to the dispatcher being in the middle of a call with another cab driver. Scoggins said he called his dispatcher after the shooter ran past his cab.
Mr. Dulles. Could I ask one question? You were in touch with your dispatcher over your radio contact?
Mr. Scoggins. Yes, sir.
Mr. Dulles. What did you tell your dispatcher?
Mr. Scoggins. I told him there had been a policeman shot at 10th and Patton, and you see they have a number of cars they are talking to, you know, and I had to holler about three of four times before I got his attention, and then I seen I wasn’t going to get through to him, so I just hollered there had been a policeman shot at 10th and Patton, and then they went to talking to me then.
From an affidavit:
He ran west on Tenth to Patton then south on Patton to Jefferson. After he ran past my cab, I picked up my mike and reported the shooting to my dispatcher.