Transcripts of two 911 calls made by a Carrabassett Valley man who allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend last month offer details of his panicked attempts to get her to a hospital and stem her bleeding.

Austin Doucette, 24, is charged with murder in the March 8 killing of Makayla DeSantis, 23, a Connecticut native who worked at 45 North, a restaurant at the Sugarloaf Hotel in Carrabassett Valley.

The 911 transcripts, obtained by the Press Herald on Wednesday via a public records request, were provided by the Franklin County Regional Communications Center and detail the hectic aftermath of the shooting.

The first of the two 911 calls began at 7:31 p.m. on March 8, when Doucette reported a shooting had occurred at the Left Bank condominium complex, located along the Carrabassett River near Tufulio’s Restaurant and Bar.

In the call, Doucette said he was showing DeSantis a gun when “it accidentally went off.” He apologized to DeSantis — “I’m sorry, babe” — and seemed panicked, repeatedly saying, “Oh, my God.” At one point, he added that “I cannot believe this (expletive) happened.”

Doucette told the 911 dispatcher he and DeSantis were near Farmington before the call disconnected.

A few minutes later, at 7:35 p.m., Doucette called back, saying he was driving south toward Kingfield, where the nearest hospital is located.

“I can’t breathe,” DeSantis said. “She can’t breathe,” Doucette repeated.

The 911 dispatcher instructed Doucette to pull over to the side of the road multiple times, but he initially kept driving.

“I’m driving because I’m just trying to get her close to the hospital as soon as possible,” he said. “I’m so worried.”

At first, Doucette said DeSantis’ wounds were in her abdomen, before later clarifying that they were to her chest. According to court documents, the Maine Office of Chief Medical Examiner determined DeSantis was shot multiple times in the chest.

Three times throughout the second call, Doucette expressed concern that he was in trouble: “Oh, my God, I don’t want to go to jail. I didn’t mean to hurt her.”

The dispatcher soon began walking Doucette through how to stem the bleeding, trying to persuade him to stop the vehicle.

“Get a clean dry cloth or towel and tell me when you have it,” they said.

“No, I literally need to get to them,” Doucette replied, apparently referring to the paramedics who were headed in his direction. “Where are they?”

The dispatcher repeated the direction to “get a clean dry cloth or towel” three more times, insisting that “it’s much more important” that Doucette stem the bleeding.

Doucette eventually listened: “I have my shirt wrapped around her right now,” he said as the dispatcher instructed him to apply pressure to DeSantis’ wounds.

He later asked if he could resume driving to meet the paramedics, but the dispatcher told him to stay put. Doucette responded that he couldn’t, because “my girlfriend’s gonna (explicit) die.”

Multiple times during the second call, Doucette indicated that DeSantis’ condition was worsening. “She’s like slowly getting slower talking,” he said at one point.

Then, toward the end of the call, he said: “She’s slowing down her breathing. Her face is white. … I’m losing the love of my life.”

Before the call disconnected, Doucette says, “Please help,” repeatedly, before an unknown speaker says, “Move out of the way — out of the way,” and “Sweetie, look at me,” followed by inaudible words from DeSantis.

DeSantis died that night while undergoing surgery at a Portland hospital, according to court documents.

Doucette is being held without bail at the Franklin County Detention Center in Farmington until a hearing is set.

Staff Writer Morgan Womack contributed to this story.

HOW TO GET HELP

IF YOU or someone you know has experienced domestic violence, call the statewide Domestic Abuse Helpline at 866-834-4357 to talk to someone who can help. You can learn more online at www.mcedv.org/get-help/.

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