A 911 in the Fort Worth Suburb of Watauga has been reprimanded after asking a mother calling for help with an unruly child, “OK. Do you want use to come over to shoot her?”

The dispatcher has apologized for his response, calling it "stupid" and "inexcusable."

The woman says she called 911 after coming home to find her daughters fighting.

She told the dispatcher her 12-year-old had kicked a hole in the door.

After dispatcher Mike Forbess' comment, the line went dead for 5 seconds.

"Are you there?" Forbess asked.

"Excuse me?" the woman said before making it clear she was not amused.

After his comment, the dispatcher apologized and told her he was joking.

He also told his supervisor what had happened after it became clear that the caller wasn't at all amused.

The police chief has written at letter to the dispatcher saying he'll be fired for "any future unprofessional responses."

Last month, a state trooper in Connecticut was suspended for 15 days without pay, after saying "too bad" to a 911 caller seeking help for the victim of a motorcycle accident.