More details are coming out about the 911 call placed for Lindsey Graham on the evening of his sudden passing.
Up until now, we only know that the person who placed the call was a woman from Baltimore. But now, we are learning more about her identity and how she knew to call for help.
On Monday, Sen. Tommy Tuberville revealed that this woman was his former staffer and Graham’s scheduler.
She called 911 after Lindsey Graham told her over the phone that he was having chest pains.
CNN reported:
GOP Sen. Tommy Tuberville said one of his staffers was with Sen. Lindsey Graham’s scheduler Saturday evening when the late senator called the scheduler to complain of chest pains and asked her to call for emergency services.
“Lindsey called, called basically, said, ‘Listen, I’m having chest pains. You know, I need to do something,’” Tuberville said to reporters on Monday, relaying the account of those involved.
Tuberville said Graham’s scheduler asked if he had called 911 and Graham responded, “no, that’s the reason I called you.”
“By the time she got there, 911 had knocked the door down, and they were working on him,” he said.
The senator’s account adds new details to what happened before Graham died, appearing to confirm some aspects of what is known about an emergency phone call about the incident.
CNN previously reported that emergency responders were dispatched to a DC address for Graham around 8:30 pm ET for a report of someone suffering chest pains, according to audio of the dispatch on Broadcastify. The audio indicates someone called in from Baltimore and was heading to the home.
Watch what Sen. Tuberville had to say here:
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) says his former staffer called 911 on behalf of Sen. Lindsey Graham after Graham said he was experiencing chest pains.
“By the time she got there, 911 had knocked the door down,” Tuberville said. “They were working on him.” pic.twitter.com/1qZqn5obDh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 13, 2026
First responders were dispatched to Sen. Graham’s home following this emergency call.
When they arrived, they found the door bolted shut despite Graham’s scheduler telling them that she believed it would be unlocked.
After busting their way in, emergency responders attempted CPR on Graham, but sadly, it was unsuccessful.
If you want to hear the full 911 audio for yourself, you can listen here:
Radio traffic from response to Sen. Graham’s home: Emergency radio traffic indicates that Senator Lindsey Graham suffered chest pains before going into cardiac arrest Saturday night. Efforts to revive the South Carolina lawmaker were not successful. Graham died two days after his… pic.twitter.com/xj9baJZr33
— Dave Statter (@STATter911) July 12, 2026
Radio traffic from response to Sen. Graham’s home: Emergency radio traffic indicates that Senator Lindsey Graham suffered chest pains before going into cardiac arrest Saturday night. Efforts to revive the South Carolina lawmaker were not successful. Graham died two days after his 71st birthday.
This is the second time within a month that the DC Fire & EMS Department was dispatched to the Capitol Hill home of a Republican U.S. Senator reported to be in cardiac arrest. The first was Senator Mitch McConnell from Kentucky on June 14th.
The radio traffic from http://
OpenMHz.com indicates that the 911 caller last night was a woman in Baltimore. The crew from Engine 7 arrived and could not get anyone to answer the door. They apparently forced entry into the home. The radio traffic gives the impression that Senator Graham may not have immediately been in cardiac arrest when they arrived, but there is no confirmation of that information. Here’s the unofficial timeline for the call:· 8:27:34 Engine 7 and Medic 7 (a paramedic ambulance) were dispatched to Graham’s home on South Capitol Street SE (I’ve omitted the street numbers).
· 8:32:34 Engine 7 requested a callback to get someone inside to open the locked front door.
· 8:33:34 (timestamp missing on video) Dispatcher reported that the caller said she was not in the home and the door is unlocked.
· 8:34:15 Dispatcher reported that the caller asked if they knocked on the door, believing the patient would answer. Engine 7 responded, “Yes. Repeatedly.”
· 8:35:05 Dispatcher said the caller is coming from Baltimore. The dispatcher asked Engine 7 if they would like a ladder truck company to force entry and asked about the need for DC Police. Engine 7 said they will need police, but they could handle forcing entry into the home.
· 8:53:28 Engine 7 reported CPR was in progress “now” and requested an EMS supervisor (standard on cardiac arrest calls).
· 8:54:00 EMS 6, an EMS supervisor, was dispatched.
· 9:13:41 Battalion Chief 2 told the dispatcher to attach him to the run with Engine 7 (this is not routine on most cardiac arrest calls and is likely an indication of who the patient was).ADVERTISEMENT
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