Update: AMR fires 2 EMTs accused of posting racist slurs in Yakima County

  • Source: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
  • Published: 06/29/2018 12:00 AM

A private ambulance company says two Washington state employees accused of making derogatory comments about Native Americans on Facebook are no longer working there. A spokeswoman with American Medical Response, Tawnya Silloway, said in an email Thursday night that two are out. The employees were placed on unpaid leave Tuesday as AMR investigated "culturally insensitive" comments made regarding a photo of a Native American teen on Facebook. AMR responds to emergency calls through Yakima County and the Yakama Indian reservation.



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