Emergency dispatch audio reviewed by Fox News Digital captures the emergency response to Sen.Lindsey Graham's Washington, D.C., home Saturday night, revealing first responders were dispatched for a reported cardiac arrest before the senator's office announced his death Sunday morning.District of Columbia Fire and EMS radio traffic shows the first dispatch came shortly after 8 p.m.
local time, when responders were sent to Graham's home for a reported cardiac arrest. As units responded, dispatchers relayed that the caller reported the front door was unlocked.But after arriving and finding the door was locked with no response from inside, first responders requested Metropolitan Police Department officers respond to force entry.Roughly 20 to 25 minutes after the initial dispatch, radio traffic indicated CPR was in progress as emergency crews worked inside the home.
The audio does not identify Graham by name or describe the patient's condition.Authorities could be heard in additional radio traffic saying the incident would be handled as a "Capitol Police matter only." The final relevant radio traffic came through shortly after 9:30 p.m.SEN.LINDSEY GRAHAM DEAD AT 71 AFTER 'BRIEF AND SUDDEN' ILLNESS, OFFICE SAYSSen.
Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., died on Saturday, July 11, 2026.He was 71.
(Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)The dispatch recordings provide few additional details about what responders encountered inside the residence or what medical care, if any, was provided before Graham's death.Graham's office later announced the 71-year-old senator died Saturday evening following a "brief and sudden" illness."On the evening of Saturday, July 11, U.S.Senator Lindsey Graham passed away from a brief and sudden illness," his office wrote in a statement."Senator Graham's family appreciates prayers at this time and asks for privacy during this incredibly difficult period," the statement continued.LINDSEY GRAHAM, SOUTH CAROLINA SENATOR WHO ROSE FROM SMALL-TOWN ROOTS...