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Too dangerous to talk on phone? Some cities explore 911 texting

By Associated Press In Beirut | China Daily | Updated: 2016-07-07 07:53

With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help.

"Call police," he wrote. "I'm gonna die."

Moments later, he texted again: "Call them mommy. Now. He's coming."

Too dangerous to talk on phone? Some cities explore 911 texting

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